The order is one of several energy-related executive actions Donald Trump will take as soon as he is sworn into office.

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.

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 will declare a "national energy emergency" among several executive actions to carry out his long-promised "drill, baby, drill" agenda.

(Photo by Andrew Kitchenman/Alaska Beacon) Alaska prosecutors will again attempt to convict a former state legislator on election-tampering charges after their first attempt ended with a hung jury late last year. In a Monday court hearing, Alaska Chief ...

From energy royalty relief and holding the legislative session in Anchorage to abortion and election reform, the Alaska State Legislature has filed its first batch of prefiled bills.

An initial batch of proposed legislation was unveiled Friday, revealing some of lawmakers' personal priorities ahead of a legislative session that will begin later this month. The House and Senate are both expected to be led by bipartisan coalitions that bring together Democrats,

Lawmakers have released more than 80 proposals for new laws and constitutional amendments ahead of the planned Jan. 21 start of the 34th Alaska Legislature.

An ordinance to change term lengths for elected officials and change municipal elections cycles to align with state and federal elections could be potentially voted on at the upcoming assembly regular meeting on Tuesday.

Just five Senate seats are rated as competitive by Inside Elections, representing perhaps the smallest initial battleground in history.

Alaska’s Department of Education claimed victory in the pandemic funding dispute, and will collect $17.5 million in federal reimbursements.

Republicans said they were seeking ways to quickly reverse the restrictions in the state’s North Slope region.