4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (191+ words) Mary Peltola has described herself as a Democrat who supports Alaska resource development. One relevant part of her record is how she handled Alaska's Right to Produce Act, H.R. 6285. Peltola was an original cosponsor when the bill was introduced in November…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (204+ words) Juneau Independent Aw, it’s election time again, my least favorite season of all… I am writing this letter to express my disgust at the bombardment of political ads, specifically those on TV, that are aired multiple times each hour. Every…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (276+ words) Juneau Independent During our 80 years in Alaska, we have seen many territorial senators and U.S. senators represent Alaska. Gruening, Stevens and lately Murkowski have seemed to understand their job was to do what was best for the country while looking out…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1596+ words) Final results from Alaska’s August primary election indicate existing coalition majorities in the state House and Senate are likely to continue after November’s general election and could even grow. Alaska is the only state in the country where the state…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (921+ words) On Alaska’s primary election day, NBC News — citing unidentified sources — reported that the U.S. Department of Justice has issued grand jury subpoenas as it investigates whether Petersburg candidate Dan J. Sullivan may have somehow violated federal law. If that’s…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (900+ words) Primary voters have not removed any of the Alaska Legislature’s incumbent lawmakers, according to preliminary, incomplete vote tallies published late Tuesday by the Alaska Division of Elections. Of the 40 state House and 10 state Senate races on ballots across the state,…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (528+ words) There are five competitive races for the Alaska House and Senate in this year’s primary election, where candidates are vying for the top four places in order to advance to the ranked choice general election in November. Early voting has…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1349+ words) Over a month ago, Shelley Cotton cast the first vote in Alaska’s statewide primary election, downloading a blank ballot and sending it quickly by mail from Texas to Alaska. Since then, more than 31,000 other Alaskans have cast their ballots, and…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (331+ words) Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola has replaced longtime campaign manager Anton McParland, who also served as her chief of staff when she was in the U.S. House, according to published reports and a campaign spokesperson. McParland’s departure as campaign manager was…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (50+ words) juneauindependent.com For former Representative Mary Peltola, a Democrat, to win the Senate race in Alaska this year, she would have to drastically outperform former Vice President Kamala Harris’s showing in the state in the 2024 presidential election. (Examples of a…...