Election reform, transgender athlete ban, age verification for apps: More bills unveiled before Alaska legislative session
Alaska legislators on Friday unveiled a second batch of measures that were prefiled ahead of Tuesday's start to the legislative session. Eighty-one measures were announced last week. A further 20 bills were unveiled Friday — 10 are set to be introduced in the state Senate and 10 in the House.
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Alaska election officials rejected 1,303 ballots this November. Here’s why.
The 1.6% rejection rate in the November 2024 election is significantly lower than in the 2022 special primary, when high rejection rates in mostly-Native districts led to civil rights lawsuits.
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Alaska officials rejected 1,303 absentee ballots in November election, many for lacking a witness signature
Alaska election workers rejected 1,303 absentee ballots in the November election, in many cases because they were missing a witness signature, according to data obtained by the Anchorage Daily News. Election workers rejected 512 ballots because of “improper or insufficient witnessing” — a requirement that some lawmakers say is unnecessary.
Trump signs executive order supporting oil and gas drilling in Alaska
The order is one of several energy-related executive actions Donald Trump will take as soon as he is sworn into office.
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2024 Presidential Election
Nov 6 • 4:59 PM ET Fox News calls Alaska for Donald Trump ... to date with the most crucial states of the 2024 presidential election. Our editorial team has highlighted key races to watch ...
Trump Order Seeks to Change the Name of North America's Tallest Peak From Denali to Mount McKinley
President Trump renames Gulf of Mexico, changes Denali back to Mount McKinley on first day
Trump pledges to restore McKinley's name to tallest peak in North America
The pledge to rename Denali was opposed by environmental groups and Alaskan politicians, including Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
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Alaska governor, ally of Trump, will keep flags at full-staff for Inauguration Day
The action follows similar moves by other Republican governors and the Republican U.S. Speaker of the House ahead of Inauguration Day.
Trump to sign executive order supporting oil and gas drilling in Alaska
President-elect Donald Trump will sign an executive order Monday bringing “drill, baby, drill” to Alaska, focused on unleashing its potential for oil and gas development. An incoming White House official previewed the order Monday morning,
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State seeks new trial against former Alaska legislator accused of elections misdeeds
In December, prosecutors failed to convict Gabrielle LeDoux after a hung jury resulted in a mistrial for all 12 charges she faced.
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What are Spenard’s borders? No one seems to agree.
The iconic Anchorage neighborhood has seen plenty of changes in the past eight decades and some consider it more of an attitude than a place.
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Donald Trump signs executive orders, lifting oil restrictions in the Arctic
Trump on Monday also signed an executive order to overturn a limit on oil and natural gas leasing in the Bering Sea, which Biden signed on Jan. 6 as part of a broader drilling moratorium. Because the former president used the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act for the ban, it would likely require an act of Congress to change.
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Alaska election officials rejected 1,303 ballots this November. Here's why.
The 1.6% rejection rate in the November 2024 election is significantly lower than in the 2022 special primary, when high rejection rates in mostly-Native districts led to civil rights lawsuits.