Yearly Archives: 2018
Ben Carpenter to replace Mike Chenault in House District 29?
IT LOOKS LIKE 13 VOTES ADVANTAGE FOR CARPENTER
After absentee, early, and questioned votes were counted in the House District 29 race, it appears Ben...
Micciche pulls ahead in absentee count
In one of the closest races in the Alaska Republican Primary, Sen. Peter Micciche has fended off a challenge by newcomer Ron Gillham by...
Can this candidate be saved?
Democrat Rep. Scott Kawasaki, running for Senate Seat A against Sen. Pete Kelly, and needs volunteers, according to his recent announcement. He's having a...
Criminal investigation underway; LeDoux now up by 87 votes
DISTRICT 15 ELECTION IRREGULARITIES SENT TO DEPARTMENT OF LAW
Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux appears to have won her primary re-election.
The Aug. 28 count of absentee ballots...
New trooper logo ‘bearly’ worth the effort
Here is a question: Where did the bear in the Alaska State Troopers’ new recruitment effort come from?
Its image, along with a new slogan...
Mueller and the political assassination of Ted Stevens
By FRANK MCQUEARY
SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR
It is the 10th anniversary of the political assassination of the late Sen. Ted Stevens, which occurred two years before his...
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...