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3 days ago · The Alaska Beacon is an independent, nonpartisan news organization focused on connecting Alaskans to their state government. Our journalists fairly and fearlessly report on the people and interests that determine state policy.
Vote count tightens for repealing Alaska’s ranked choice system
4 days ago · A day after the votes for keeping Alaska’s open primary and ranked choice voting system overtook those to repeal it, the vote count tightened on Tuesday.. The votes against the ballot measure to repeal the system are only 45 votes ahead of those in favor of repeal, after having a 192-vote lead on Monday. Until then, the votes to pass the measure had been ahead in the counting that began on ...
Alaska chooses to keep ranked choice voting, Begich defeats …
2 days ago · Alaska’s open primary and ranked choice voting system survived, while Republican U.S. House candidate Nick Begich defeated Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola, according to the unofficial results released on Wednesday. The Alaska Division of Elections completed the ranked choice tabulations for all ...
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3 days ago · Alaska chooses to keep ranked choice voting, Begich defeats Peltola, unofficial results show BY: Andrew Kitchenman - November 20, 2024 Alaska’s open primary and ranked choice voting system survived, while Republican U.S. House candidate Nick Begich defeated Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola, according to the unofficial results released on Wednesday.
Dire condition of Alaska’s seafood industry has many causes and …
4 days ago · In a panel discussion at last week’s Resource Development Council for Alaska annual conference in Anchorage, Bundrant pointed to the recently announced Russian decision to increase its allowable catch of pollock by 7% to 2.46 million metric tons. The Russian quota decision ran counter to advice from some scientists and pleas from some Russian fishing groups worried about low prices in a ...
Alaska voters favor minimum wage hike, sick leave mandate, with …
Nov 6, 2024 · Alaska voters favored a ballot measure backed by labor unions by a margin of 12.46 percentage points with roughly 70% of the ballots counted early Wednesday. Voters weighed in on Ballot Measure 1, which would provide three new protections for workers: an increase in the minimum wage, a mandate for ...
In Fairbanks, Begich and Peltola offer sharply different views of ...
Oct 10, 2024 · Election 2024; Government & Politics; In Fairbanks, Begich and Peltola offer sharply different views of federal spending in Alaska Alaska’s incumbent Democrat trumpeted her support for infrastructure spending, while her Republican challenger warned about debt
A new minimum wage, paid sick leave will make Alaska a better …
Oct 21, 2024 · I have both worked for hourly wages and for many years operated restaurant businesses paying hourly wages. During college and around and about my service in the Army, including a tour in Vietnam, I worked as a roughneck on oil rigs throughout the West.
Early voting in Alaska is off to a fast start and is on pace for a ...
Oct 26, 2024 · On Monday, Republican U.S. House candidate Nick Begich urged supporters to vote early and lock in their votes.. He followed his own advice this week, joining his wife and 19,999 other Alaskans who voted at the state’s early voting locations through Thursday, according to figures published Friday by the Alaska Division of Elections.
Two years in, the Alaska Beacon is going strong
May 10, 2024 · On Saturday, the Alaska Beacon will mark the second anniversary of its May 11, 2022, launch.Just like this week, the launch week was the last of the legislative session, and the Beacon connected from Day One with Alaskans thirsty to …