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Yearly Archives: 2022

Jason Brune named to Permanent Fund Corp board

Gov. Mike Dunleavy has appointed Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Jason Brune to the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation’s Board of Trustees. Brune will...

Judge rules against plaintiffs in their attempt to put Tara Sweeney on congressional ballot; they appeal

Update: The plaintiffs have appealed the ruling to the Alaska Supreme Court. An Anchorage Superior Court judge on Friday ruled against an attempt by a...

Historic ruling: Roe v. Wade overturned, abortion laws sent back to the states

By CASEY HARPER | THE CENTER SQUARE The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that prevented states from banning...

Department of Law reviewing Supreme Court ruling on state funding of faith-based schools

The Alaska Department of Law is reviewing Tuesday's U.S. Supreme Court decision in Carson v. Makin for any impact on Alaska law. In a 6-3 ruling,...

Sen. Sullivan votes ‘no’ on gun law

Sen. Dan Sullivan has parted ways with Sen. Lisa Murkowski on the gun control legislation being pushed by Senate Democrats and a handful of...

Can Tara Sweeney make the ballot? Group files lawsuit asking court to decide that she can

Updated: The lawsuit referenced in this story has been filed by the Birch Horton Bittner and Cherot law firm. The plaintiffs are Sunny Guerin,...

Glen Biegel: Vote for candidates who are pro-life and will help slow down the abortion machine

After I endorsed Nick Begich for U.S. Congress, I received a panicked call from a relative.  “Nick is not pro-life!  People are saying YOU...

Win Gruening: Confusion over ranked-choice voting persists

By WIN GRUENING Most Alaska voters have had an opportunity to consider the modifications to Alaska’s election system since Ballot Measure 2 was enacted in...

Reasons for ballot rejection: Signatures, postmarks

The Alaska Division of Elections Review Board says that the top reason that ballots were rejected during the special congressional primary election was due...

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