Alaska State Troopers commander becomes first Black colonel in state’s history
August 30 By Tess Williams Maurice “Mo” Hughes made history Wednesday when he was promoted to the position of Alaska State Troopers colonel, becoming the first Black person to hold that rank. Hughes will replace Bryan Barlow, who was promoted to deputy commissioner in the…
EU, German Leaders Pledge Reform to Cut Electricity Prices
August 29 By Lauren Camera The head of the European Union’s executive branch and Germany’s chancellor on Monday pledged a reform of the continent’s electricity market to help bring down power prices that have been pushed higher by skyrocketing gas prices. European Commission President Ursula…
Results in Alaska’s special U.S. House race expected Wednesday after candidates are set to share a stage
August 29 By Iris Samuels The Alaska Division of Elections is set to release final results of the special U.S. House race Wednesday afternoon — forcing organizers to scramble to reschedule a candidate forum to avoid having the candidates sitting on stage when the winner…
Peltola again grows her lead, but final outcome in Alaska’s U.S. House race is days away
August 26 By Iris Samuels The Alaska Division of Elections tallied votes on Friday in the state’s August election, but results in the special U.S. House race won’t be final for days. With a new ballot count released Friday evening, more than 190,000 votes have…
Democrats Run on Biden’s Achievements – and Away From Biden
August 26 By Susan Milligan The Democratic president was facing a grim midterm election scenario, and his own popularity problem wasn’t helping down-ticket candidates in his party very much. So the president – in this case, Barack Obama – sent his then-vice president, Joe Biden,…
Peltola solidifies lead over Palin in first-place votes but results aren’t final
August 25 By Iris Samuels Democrat Mary Peltola solidified her lead in first-place votes ahead of Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich III, after the Alaska Division of Elections counted additional ballots on Tuesday. But results from Alaska’s special U.S. House race won’t be known…
Alaska election officials sued over lack of process for letting voters fix ballot errors
August 25 By Sean Maguire After thousands of by-mail ballots were rejected for the special congressional primary election in June, three civil rights law firms filed a lawsuit on Tuesday, accusing state officials of violating voters’ constitutional rights by failing to implement a process to…
City removes Anchorage HR director from library staff complaint investigations after concerns over ‘I’m with Judy’ T-shirt
August 24 By Emily Goodykoontz The city is removing Anchorage Human Resources Director Niki Tshibaka from any involvement with personnel complaints filed by public library staff. Instead, the municipal attorney’s office will oversee investigations into complaints, according to a memo from the city’s ombudsman, Darrel…
Tara Sweeney drops out of Alaska U.S. House race
August 24 By Iris Samuels Republican Tara Sweeney said Tuesday she is dropping out of the U.S. House election, after garnering around 3.7% of votes counted so far in the primary race — which would have been enough to put her in fourth place and…
Democrats Take New York House Race on Electoral Outrage Over Abortion
August 24 By Kaia Hubbard A Democratic candidate won a special election on Tuesday for a House seat in an upstate New York swing district that’s for years moved with the national mood and this year turned to a large degree on a single issue:…
4 Alaska legislative candidates withdraw from general election
August 24 By Sean Maguire Four legislative candidates have withdrawn so far from the November general election, according to the Alaska Division of Elections. Democrat Drew Cason, a former legislative aide, had less than 5% of the vote before he dropped out of the race…
What to Watch on Election Night in New York
August 22 By Louis Jacobson After its congressional primaries were delayed due to a late-breaking – and highly disruptive – round of redistricting this year, New York voters are finally poised to choose their nominees for U.S. House seats on Aug. 23. (Statewide offices in…