Murkowski now leads Tshibaka in Senate race, Peltola has nearly 49% in House contest
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has taken a narrow lead of 1,658 votes over her conservative Republican challenger Kelly Tshibaka. As of Nov. 18, Murkowski has 112,519 votes (43.32%) to Tshibaka’s 110,861 votes (42.68%). On election night Tshibaka held a 44.36% to
New group aims to repeal Alaska’s ranked choice voting scheme
A new group has formed to repeal Alaska’s controversial ranked-choice voting scheme. The goal is to return back to the traditional election system with party primaries and no ranking of multiple candidates on the general ballot. Ranked choice voting
‘What have I done?’ – Former Alaska abortionist haunted by doubts
In an unusually candid article, former Alaska abortion doctor Carolyn Brown acknowledged in the Alaska Beacon that she is plagued by thoughts that she may have made a mistake in killing preborn babies back in the 1970s and 80s. The Nov. 17 article details how
Sen. Dan Sullivan has betrayed Alaskans on the most critical issues
There is absolutely nothing more foundational to society than the institution of marriage and the right to exercise one’s religious beliefs in the public square. Sen. Dan Sullivan had pledged to defend and uphold these tenets in the U.S. Senate, but on Nov.
Tshibaka v. Murkowski: What’s next in Alaska’s razor close U.S. Senate race?
With the latest tabulation showing Kelly Tshibaka holding a slim lead over U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (43.34% to 43.11%) the contest for Alaska’s U.S. Senate seat is most certainly headed to a ranked choice showdown next week. Currently, Tshibaka holds a
Alaska suit disputes ‘irrational’ claim that ringed seals are endangered by climate change
The State of Alaska and the North Slope Borough filed a complaint on Nov. 16 against the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to have Arctic ringed seals removed from the Endangered Species List. The federal agency listed ringed seals as an endangered
Sullivan teams with Murkowski to help Dems advance same-sex marriage law
In what some are calling one of the most devastating defeats conservatives have endured when it comes to family and marriage issues, Alaska’s Republican Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski broke from the majority of their party to join the
TODAY: How to watch Trump’s ‘very big announcement’
Former President Donald Trump is set to make what he calls a “very big announcement” this evening from his Mar-a-Lago resort in West Palm Beach, Florida. Many expect that the 45th president will launch his 2024 presidential bid today. How that will impact
Petition calls Alaska’s ranked-choice voting a ‘threat to democracy and our Republic’
The day after Alaska held its first-ever ranked-choice vote general election, a petition against the controversial voting system was launched to do away with the scheme. Posted on Nov. 9, the petition has garnered nearly 2,000 signatures in its first week.
ANALYSIS: Is Juneau running out of diesel?
(ErikN Publications) – On October 27, 2022, Tucker Carlson announced to the nation that we are running short of diesel, with a mere 25 days of diesel inventory remaining. He was following up on a question that was posed to John Kirby, President
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