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Yearly Archives: 2022

Alaska Reads Act is a big step toward helping students succeed

By DAVID BOYLE After many years, the Alaska Legislature has passed the “Alaska Reads Act,” which should improve reading outcomes for Alaska children. The passage...

After two years of ‘murder sneeze,’ Race to Alaska gets slow start due to ‘seasick’ weather in Washington

With a weather forecast "between seasick and dangerous" in the Strait of Juan de Fuca for the next two days, the non-motorized sailing and...

Wildfires: Smoke gets in your eyes across Alaska

A change in wind direction blew the smoke from several wildfires fires over the Alaska Range into Anchorage, the Mat-Su Valley, and Kenai. Also, a...

Alaska votes by the numbers: How different regions voted in the June 11 special congressional primary

While Tara Sweeney, a Republican, won 54% of the northernmost regional vote in Alaska in District 40, there were just not that many votes...

Results: Sarah Palin has big night, but all-important second spot goes to Nick Begich, as Republicans dominate final four for congressional seat

10:30 pm update: 108,981 votes are counted of the expected 140,000 ballots. 9:30 pm update: With 48,736 67,650 ballots counted Saturday night in the...

Notes from the trail: Candidates on parade

129,600 ballots were received by the Division of Elections by the reporting on Friday. There was quite a lot of people at the Gambell...

Reversal: Supreme Court vacates judge’s injunction on election certification for today’s special primary

The Alaska Supreme Court today overruled an Anchorage Superior Court judge's decision to prevent today's special primary election from being certified. On Friday, Anchorage...

Meltdown: Alaska judicial system is taking down our democracy through election interference

By SUZANNE DOWNING With the stroke of a pen, a Superior Court judge in Anchorage has thrown the democratic election process into complete turmoil in...

Breaking: Judge rules against state, which cannot certify the election until blind voters have full and fair vote

A Superior Court judge has ruled the State of Alaska cannot certify the current mail-in election because the Division of Elections did not provide...

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