Monthly Archives: August, 2018
Update: Aaron Weaver now up by 9 votes over LeDoux
BALLOT COUNTING MACHINE BROKE ON ELECTION DAY
In the North Muldoon precinct of District 15, a ballot counting machine broke on Aug. 21, and 13...
Division of Elections: ‘Irregularities’ in ballots from District 15
ABSENTEE BALLOTS FROM PHANTOM VOTERS IN GABRIELLE LEDOUX DISTRICT
The Alaska Division of Elections has announced it found irregularities in the House District 15 absentee...
Tick tock: Alaska’s unfunded pensions loom
By WIN GRUENING
SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR
A recently published report by the American Legislative Exchange Council shines a light on the growing problem facing state and local...
Sen. John McCain, the maverick, 1936-2018
HE HAD AN IMPACT ON ALASKA POLITICS AND LIFE
"Today we lost a true American hero. John McCain's life embodied steadfast patriotism and sacrifice in...
State Troopers have new logo, slogan for recruiting
HAVEN'T WE SEEN THAT BEAR SOMEWHERE BEFORE?
This week, the Alaska Department of Public Safety unveiled a new logo and a new slogan for the...
Turnout: Was it that low? Or are there a lot more phantom-voters?
The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner called voter turnout during Tuesday's Primary Election "abysmal."
But it might not be that bad.
The number of voters for the Alaska...
Commissioner of Labor Drygas protests Fairbanks City Hall
AFTER HER APPEARANCE AT PROTEST, THE AFL-CIO GAVE GOV. WALKER ITS ENDORSEMENT
Alaska's Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development was in Fairbanks this week for...
LeDoux’s absentee vote chase scheme raises eyebrows
THE PLOT THICKENS WITH APPEARANCE OF A MAN NAMED CHARLIE CHANG...
Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux showed up at the Division of Elections office on Gambell Street...
ACLU suing state over DOT’s sign crackdown
ALASKAN SAYS STATE IS SUPPRESSING POLITICAL SPEECH
The American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska and the group that calls itself "Dunleavy for Alaska," joined with...
Gabrielle LeDoux fighting off the win by an invisible candidate
A man who spent not a penny on voter outreach, who raised $2,600 for his campaign and spent little of it, went on to...