12+ hour, 20+ min ago   (437+ words) Sarah Short, a Republican candidate for House District 13 in Anchorage, sued the Alaska Public Offices Commission and the Alaska Division of Elections on Thursday, arguing that she was improperly disqualified from running in the primary after failing to file a…...

14+ hour, 42+ min ago   (1672+ words) JUNEAU — Alaska voters and donors in last month’s primary election showed the most support for candidates who say they will join a bipartisan coalition in the state Legislature if they are elected this fall. During the most recent two-year legislative…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (262+ words) The Alaska Legislature will join Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration in seeking to defend the state’s anti-bootlegging punishments in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. On Thursday, the joint House-Senate Legislative Council voted to hire an outside attorney to draft…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (801+ words) Roughly 25 vacation rentals crowd a half-mile stretch along I Street in Anchorage’s South Addition neighborhood. In Girdwood, a single neighborhood block between Alpina Way and Tanner Circle contains 15. “It is still pretty striking just how prolific they are,” said Anchorage…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (130+ words) Who decides that disrespecting the property owners who pay most of Anchorage’s bills is a good idea? Our current Assembly and administration! While I fully support the need for more housing in Anchorage, I don’t support doing it without notifying…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (294+ words) We want to thank Mayor Suzanne LaFrance for recently inviting Anchorage residents to participate in a conversation about her goal of building 10,000 homes in 10 years. It was encouraging to see residents from neighborhoods across the city come together to share…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1355+ words) The Alaska Democratic Party is asking a court to reverse the Dunleavy administration’s decision allowing a Republican legislative candidate to remain on the ballot, despite his initial refusal to declare his financial interests. The court challenge could have far-reaching implications…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (245+ words) adn.com Letter: In Leslie Washington’s honor, Alaska stood as one On behalf of the Alaska Geographic Area of the U.S. Wildland Fire Service, we offer our deepest gratitude to the Anchorage Fire Department; Delta Airlines Cargo; Merrill…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1379+ words) A preliminary review conducted by the Alaska Department of Law found that 91 out of 121 candidates had “some sort of inaccuracy” on their financial disclosure statements, Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom said Monday. That was the reason that Dahlstrom, a Republican who…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (263+ words) The Alaska Gasline Development Corp. plans to ask the Alaska Legislature for additional funding as it renews its pursuit of a proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline in 2027. Frank Richards, AGDC’s president, said the state-owned corporation will seek $2.5 million from state…...