Dunleavy praises warriors on Veterans Day
Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Americans are “eternally indebted” to veterans for their “valiant service” and readiness to “put their lives on the line to defend the freedoms of our democracy.” His Nov. 11 Veterans Day proclamation also noted 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
Election day votes show conservative surge for Alaska Legislature. Will it hold?
If the votes cast on election day are any indication, the Alaska Legislature will have a decidedly redder hue in the next Legislative Session. Based off of election day returns, Republicans were winning 9 of 11 Senate races and 29 of 40 House seats. That
Alaska judges survive judgement day
Despite a grassroots effort to unseat a number of liberal Alaska judges, all 22 appear to have kept their seats on the bench. The most prominent contest involved an organized campaign to remove Alaska Supreme Court Justice Susan Carney. She was accused of
Controversial LGBTQ curriculum back before Fairbanks School board – on election day
Educational bureaucrats who want to see LGBTQ classes introduced in the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District will make another push for their ideologically driven curriculum on election day. On Nov. 3, as Alaskans head to the polls, the Fairbanks
Murkowski has until Monday to decide whether to back Judge Barrett for Supreme Court
With the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voting Oct. 22 to advance Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s U.S. Supreme Court nomination to the full Senate, Sen. Lisa Murkowski will be faced with a final decision on whether to support President Trump’s pick. The full
LIVE TODAY: Sullivan and Gross to lock horns at noon debate
Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan takes on challenger and Democratic nominee Al Gross during a candidate forum today at noon. Hosted by KSRM Radio and the Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce, the event will be live on KSRM 920 AM and streamed online at
Early voting begins today across Alaska
Alaskans in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Wasilla, Palmer and Nome can begin early in-person voting beginning Oct. 19. This lasts until Oct. 29. Ballots cast through October 29 at sites designated as “early vote locations” will be counted and included
Controversial AK Supreme Court justice given stage at AFN 18 days before her election
Beleaguered Alaska Supreme Court Justice Susan Carney is being highlighted at this year’s Alaska Federation of Natives just two and a half weeks before Alaskans vote to oust or retain her on the state’s high court. Carney is currently campaigning to
Mat-Su conservatives to hold rally during feminist march on Saturday
A group of Mat-Su feminists who are set to march through Palmer on Oct. 17 will likely meet a group of MAGA-hat-wearing conservative patriots who support Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee. Organizers of the Palmer March for Justice state that the
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