August 1 By Lisa Phu The majority of voters going to the polls Aug. 16 will likely be choosing one of three candidates for Alaska’s U.S. Senate seat as their pick-one primary option: incumbent Republican Lisa Murkowski, Republican Party-endorsed Kelly Tshibaka or Democratic Party-endorsed Patricia…

July 31 By Iris Samuels Early voting opened Monday ahead of the Aug. 16 primary and special U.S. House general elections. The special U.S. House general election will be the first in Alaska determined by ranked choice voting after Alaskans adopted new election rules in…

July 30 By Riley Rogerson Veterans protested on Capitol Hill this week after Senate Republicans, including Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan, stalled a vote on a veterans health care bill. Both nationally and in Alaska, veterans are frustrated that the long-awaited legislation didn’t pass. The Honoring…

July 29 By James Brooks Three sitting judges and two state attorneys are among seven people vying to fill an upcoming vacancy on the Alaska Supreme Court. The Alaska Judicial Council announced the applicants this week, and after a series of surveys, interviews and public…

July 28 By Susan Milligan For a president written off as politically dead, his approval ratings in the cellar, Joe Biden is poised to have a remarkably good legislative track record ahead of the daunting midterm elections. The announcement Wednesday that Sen. Joe Manchin, long…

July 28 By Emily Goodykoontz The Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday approved a $4.2 million funding package to speed the city’s response to a homelessness crisis before winter arrives, plus another $3.4 million to turn a downtown hotel into permanent housing. Assembly members also voted to…

July 26 By Kaia Hubbard The long-awaited and slimmed-down semiconductor bill passed a procedural hurdle in the Senate on Tuesday, teeing up a vote for final passage later this week as the chamber’s August recess quickly approaches. The bill, which would afford more than $50…

July 25 By Riley Rogerson U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski would not say whether she supports a House bill passed Thursday that would codify the right to contraception, saying she is working on different legislation to safeguard the right. An effort to preserve women’s access to…

July 22 By Becky Bohrer Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy is expected next week to sign legislation to formally recognize tribes in the state. The Alaska Federation of Natives announced the bill signing would take place Thursday. Shannon Mason, a Dunleavy spokesperson, confirmed the timing. The…

July 20 By Susan Milligan President Joe Biden didn’t mention the “Other Joe” by name when the higher-ranking Democrat announced plans Wednesday to take unilateral action to deal with climate change. But the underlying message was clear: Biden has had enough of Sen. Joe Manchin…

July 18 By Lora Manson Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson has vetoed an ordinance recently approved by the city’s Assembly that puts into city code a process for removing a mayor for a “breach of the public trust.” The Assembly passed the ordinance last week, after…

July 15 By Susan Milligan and Tim Smart For an American populace that has been hit with bad news after bad news, the inflation numbers reported this week were a particularly painful gut punch. Prices for goods are up 9.1% from a year ago –…