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WEBBY: James Brooks - September 12, 2024. The Alaska Supreme Court has affirmed the U.S. House candidacy of Eric Hafner, a Democrat imprisoned in New York state. The court, in a split 4-1 decision, upheld Anchorage Superior Court Judge Ian Wheeles’ decision to dismiss a lawsuit by the Alaska Democratic Party that had challenged Hafner’s ...
Public hearings planned for Alaska’s minimum-wage and ranked …
WEB1 day ago · The state of Alaska will hold public hearings Monday and Tuesday on ballot measures that seek to raise the state’s minimum wage and repeal its current elections system. The ballot measures are on November’s general election ballot and state law requires at least two public hearings on each valid ...
U.S. Navy plans apologies to Southeast Alaska villages for century …
WEB6 days ago · Angoon students prepare to paddle the unity canoe they built with master carver Wayne Price on June 19, 2023. It is the first canoe of its kind since the U.S. Navy bombardment of Angoon in 1882 that destroyed all the village's canoes. The Navy plans to issue apologies to Kake and Angoon residents in the fall of 2024.
Alaska’s presidential election allows voters to rank up to eight ...
WEBIn every one of Alaska’s presidential elections since 1992, the winner of the state has earned more than 50% of the overall vote. Four years ago, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump won Alaska’s three Electoral College votes after earning 52.8% of the state’s presidential votes. Democratic candidate Joe Biden had 42.8% of the ...
Government & Politics Archives • Alaska Beacon
WEBSep 9, 2024 · BY: James Brooks - August 27, 2024. The federal government will continue to prohibit mining, drilling and other forms of development on 28 million acres of federal land spread across Alaska, the Interior Department announced Tuesday. The move, hailed by environmental groups and scorned by Gov. Mike Dunleavy and the state’s congressional ...
Huge new federal grant promises easier access for cheaper, …
WEBNov 10, 2023 · Economy & Environment; Government & Politics; Huge new federal grant promises easier access for cheaper, cleaner power in Alaska’s Railbelt The $206 million from the Department of Energy would pay for a 50-mile power line beneath Cook Inlet, plus two battery banks
Federal departments announce about $280 million in funding for …
WEBJun 28, 2024 · Three departments of the U.S. government have announced they have awarded about $280 million in new funding for transportation and energy projects in Alaska, money made available through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 and the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. In its announcement, the U.S. Department of …
Two years in, the Alaska Beacon is going strong
WEBMay 10, 2024 7:14 pm. The Talkeetna spur road leading into community’s downtown district is seen on March 9, 2024, with Denali and other Alaska Range mountains in the backdrop. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) On Saturday, the Alaska Beacon will mark the second anniversary of its May 11, 2022, launch. Just like this week, the launch week ...
The Alaska Beacon launches with the goal of a better-informed state
WEBMay 11, 2022 · The Alaska Beacon aims to be an outlet people who want to better understand Alaska and its government can turn to. It’s nonpartisan and independent of any politician, political campaign or vested interest. The Beacon makes Alaska the 27th state covered by States Newsroom, a national nonprofit …