ELECTION UPDATE: Alaska Democrats gaining fast in latest absentee ballot tally
With roughly 135,000 absentee and early ballots counted over the past three days (and about 30,000 still left to go), the Alaska Division of Elections released their latest updates on races Thursday night. The new numbers show Ballot Measure 2 (aka
Alaska’s top politicians split on whether Biden has won election
Gov. Mike Dunleavy and U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan have not jumped on the media bandwagon of prematurely coronating Joe Biden as “president elect.” Dunleavy released a statement praising President Trump and vowing to support the effort to ensure that the
Alaska begins absentee ballot count today
Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer, who is overseeing Alaska’s elections, released the schedule for counting roughly 150,000 absentee, questioned and early vote ballots. The count begins this morning, Nov. 10, in three locations. Updates will be released twice a day for
Gov. Dunleavy extends emergency declaration for COVID
Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced Nov. 6 that he is issuing a new 30-day disaster declaration in response to COVID. This goes into effect on Nov. 16 and expires on Dec. 15. Dunleavy’s initial March 11 disaster declaration is set to expire on Nov. 15. In issuing
AK Native women say Justice Carney’s rulings put children at risk
Editor’s note: This letter is signed by Alaska Native women from all over the state who believe Alaska Supreme Court Justice Susan Carney’s ruling to weaken Alaska’s sexual predator registry puts children and families at risk. Alaskans have the
Fairbanks Bishop: Catholics must ‘never vote for candidates’ who support abortion
Fairbanks Bishop Chad Zielinski has released a clarion call to Catholics in northern Alaska, saying they can “never morally support or vote” for political candidates who support abortion. Released earlier this month, his letter seeks to guide parishioners
Abortion giant backs Al Gross, Alyse Galvin and 25 Alaska candidates
The largest provider of abortions in Alaska has released its endorsements for the Nov. 3 election. An Oct. 19 email from Planned Parenthood’s Alaska Director Jessica Cler endorses candidates that will push abortion on demand, public funding of abortion,
Alaska’s bloated voter rolls at 111% according to new Judicial Watch study
According to a new study released by Judicial Watch, Alaska’s voter registration rate exceeds 100% of eligible voters. The study compares the most recent Citizen Voting Age Population numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau to Alaska’s actual number of
Alaska Independence Party convention makes pitch for disaffected voters
Party leaders and candidates from the Alaska Independence Party (AIP) met in Wasilla on Oct. 17 for the organization’s first statewide convention in a decade. The gathering of roughly 20 people at Mat-Su Resort occurred just one day after the release of a
Anchorage Mayor Berkowitz resigns amid public scandal
One day after admitting to an inappropriate messaging relationship with local television reporter Maria Athens, Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz announced that he will step down from office on Oct. 23. The announcement came at the start of the Oct. 13 Assembly
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