Dunleavy vetoes campaign donation limits, saying it favors rich, self-funded candidates
Gov. Dunleavy says the law should not limit the ability of Alaskans to support candidates they believe in while preserving "an advantage for candidates wealthy enough to fund their own
Alaskans aren’t really empowered to call a constitutional convention (Part 4)
By J.H. Snider – The Fulcrum Editor’s note: The following is the final column in a four-part series on Alaska’s 2022 Constitutional Convention vote, which included massive amounts of outside spending to convince Alaskans to vote against holding a
Federal lawsuit aims to protect Alaska donors’ 1st Amendment right to free association
Alaska voters are now in the midst of a new ranked voting system, established by the narrow victory of Ballot Measure 2 in 2020. Besides ranked voting, that initiative also created new requirements for reporting campaign contributions targeting what the
Nixing Alaska’s campaign contribution limits is a free speech victory
The First Amendment to the U. S. Constitution says: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to
Public hearing at 3:30 pm, Feb. 16, for bill targeting election tampering in Alaska
Senate Majority Leader Shelley Hughes (R-Palmer) has introduced Senate Bill 43 which clarifies campaign contribution laws as well as violations regarding election tampering. The bill explicitly states that it is a violation of election law for someone to
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