According to experts, ranked-choice voting is used in 25 cities across the country. It’s used for statewide elections in Maine, and in 2024, it will be the way residents of Alaska vote for the next U.S President.
On Wednesday, March 31st, the Alaska State House voted to urge Congress to exempt certain cruise ships from having to stop at Canadian ports on their way to the state.
Alaska’s Congressional Delegation has indicated its support of Governor Mike Dunleavy’s move to assert state control over many of its navigable rivers and lakes.
On Wednesday, March 31st, the Alaska Senate Finance Committee heard testimony from the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development about economic trends in Alaska.
Fmr. House Speaker Rep. Bryce Edgmon, I-Dillingham, said during an address on the House floor in Juneau that Phillips was announced to have passed earlier in the day.
The U.S. House has passed a bill to renew the Violence Against Women Act that includes a pilot program that would expand tribal law enforcement in five Alaska Native villages.
U.S. officials found no evidence that foreign actors changed votes or otherwise disrupted the voting process in last November’s presidential election, according to government reports Tuesday affirming the integrity of the contest won by President Joe Biden.
On Wednesday, Sen. Gary Stevens called for the vote to “exclude any senator from the Capitol building, until such a time as they follow legislative council policies.”
On Thursday, March 11th, the 18-member House Republicans group of the Alaska State Legislature released a declaration of their principles and their vision for Alaska.
Court papers say Federico Klein was seen wearing a “Make America Great Again" hat amid the throng of people trying to force their way into the Capitol.
Alaska Senator Lora Reinbold held a press conference on March 4th, in which she responded to criticisms leveled against her in a letter from Governor Dunleavy in February.
The solid start to the three-month special enrollment period indicates a pent-up demand for health insurance as the COVID-19 pandemic approaches the one-year mark.
Matt Schlapp, chairman of the Conservative Political Action Conference and a Trump ally, said discussion panels on election integrity would highlight “huge” evidence of illegal voting in Georgia, Nevada and elsewhere that ultimately swung the election for Democrat Joe Biden.
The sweeping proposal from state Sen. Patrick Testin, of Stevens Point, comes after the Dallas Mavericks did not play “The Star-Spangled Banner” before home games earlier this season.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell underscored the U.S. economy’s ongoing weakness Tuesday in remarks that suggested that the Fed sees no need to alter its ultra-low interest rate policies anytime soon.
Sen. Lora Reinbold, R-Eagle River, has responded to a scathing letter from the governor that accused her of spreading COVID-19 misinformation and misrepresenting the state of Alaska’s pandemic response
Governor Mike Dunleavy has sent a letter to Alaska State Senator Lora Reinbold condemning the Republican senator from Eagle River for misrepresenting the State’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
It was announced on Wednesday that Alaska Congressman Don Young has been named by his colleagues, Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
On February 12th, the Alaska Senate passed Resolution 2, urging Governor Mike Dunleavy to draft a new declaration in order to access funding for combating the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Senate Judiciary Committee met on Wednesday, February 10th, to hear presentations on, and discuss the effectiveness of masks, as well as the constitutionality of government mandates in response to the COVID-19 vaccine.
Republican Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski joined 24 other senators in submitting a letter to President Biden requesting a meeting as soon as possible to discuss his actions toward resource development.
A new bill proposing to strengthen election security in the state of Alaska is garnering controversy for what opponents see as creating undue barriers to practicing citizenship.
Airman and Soldiers in the Alaska National Guard are going to be headed to Washington D.C. ahead of the presidential inauguration in order to assist the District of Columbia National Guard and federal civilian authorities.
By Associated Press and MARK THIESSEN and ALAN FRAM
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday that President Donald Trump should resign, making her the first Republican senator to say he should leave office as backlash grows against his goading of violent supporters who stormed the Capitol.
Michigan’s largest county reversed course and unanimously certified its presidential election results Tuesday night after Republicans first blocked the move in a party-line vote that threatened to temporarily stall official approval of Democrat Joe Biden’s win in the state.