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House Coalition goes back to 2008 in proposing $1,300 Energy Relief Check
House approves a resolution backing Ukraine and denouncing Russia in a 34-1 vote. Guess who the no vote was.

Don’t feed the bears.
Why the extreme right's infatuation with Putin shouldn't be dismissed as yet another turn in the Cult of Trump.

Trump-era decision on Ambler ignored subsistence issues and tribes, argues Biden admin
The decision, which was previewed during Murkowski's address to the Legislature, is a setback for the controversial mining project. She hopes it's temporary.

‘So what?’ How arrogance sank the Alaska Redistricting Board’s Republicans
And they almost got away with it, too, if it weren’t for that pesky public.

Redistricting Board's conservatives vote to appeal ruling that found they can't ignore public input
"We really owe it to the people of Alaska."

Judge strikes down redistricting decisions on East Anchorage senate pairings, Skagway-Juneau maps
If there’s a lesson from Judge Thomas Matthews’ ruling on the Alaska Redistricting trial, it’s don’t ignore public testimony.

House continues effort to understand Oath Keepers' alternate reality
Researchers warned that the Oath Keepers and other far-right militias pose a serious risk through a combination of conspiracies, militarism and "popular constitutionalism."

Redistricting trial wraps up. Legislature works to understand Oath Keepers' oath.
It’s worth, however, focusing in on the common thread shared between just about every closing argument: That the Alaska Redistricting Board failed the process.

'Alaska still stands.' Chief Justice Winfree strikes hopeful note in first address
Chief Justice Daniel Winfree called for hope amid political divisions and uncertainty, calling on young people to be involved and engaged.
