OPINION: Before dumping ranked-choice, Alaska conservatives must use it one last time
You can dislike Alaska's ranked-choice voting system and still know how to use it. If conservatives don't, they will lose the governor's
Bronson is ‘not stepping aside’ in bid to become Alaska’s next governor
One day after The Alaska Story reported that Alaska gubernatorial candidate Dave Bronson signed a document back on May 28 saying he would withdraw his candidacy if he did not win a majority of votes in the primary, Bronson has definitively stated that he’s
Fairbanks Assembly wants homeschool funds tied to testing mandates
Homeschool and parental rights advocates are sounding the alarm over a proposed resolution by the Fairbanks Borough Assembly that urges the State Legislature to require homeschool and correspondence students to take government-run academic tests in order to
National news highlights Peltola’s chronic absenteeism, missed votes
Alaska’s former U.S. Congresswoman Mary Peltola has a long history of missing key votes and skipping official proceedings while in elected
OPINION: RINO Rep. Stutes concealed her outside, leftists donors from voters
Alaska legislator Louise Stutes finally revealed the identity of the anonymous donors who contributed to her election campaign back in 2022, and just as we suspected, she had good reason to keep their identities secret from
Borough info on Fairbanks hand-count ballot prop is biased, assemblyman says
Fairbanks Assemblyman Brett Rotermund warns that voters are getting a biased and negative perspective on the merits of an initiative that aims to require hand-counting of all borough ballots, while prohibiting electronic voting machines.
OPINION: Alaska’s primary offers conservatives cause for hope
It would be easy for conservative Republicans to get discouraged with the results of Tuesday’s primary. The Democrats did well in the statewide races, and they are going to be using that success as a talking point right up until the general
In November, Alaskans must rank top picks to avoid ballot exhaustion
You are never required to rank anyone you dislike; leave those blank. But if you mark only a single 1st choice and leave the rest empty, you are choosing to risk
Bronson to decide fate of gubernatorial bid after final tabulation of primary votes
Following the Aug. 18 Alaska primary election, gubernatorial candidate Dave Bronson has said he wants to wait until all the ballots are tabulated before making a final decision on his
Early returns in Alaska’s primary show the GOP has work cut out for general election
Preliminary results from Alaska’s Aug. 18 primary indicate that Republicans have their work cut out in the lead-up to the Nov. 3 general
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