State Government and the Permanent Fund

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (321+ words) Pro-Life Alaska, the state affiliate of the National Right to Life, has announced its endorsed candidates for the Nov. 3 general election, while also urging a “yes” vote on Ballot Measure 2 – the initiative to end ranked-choice voting. Pro-Life Alaska’s one-page endorsement…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (267+ words) Independent expenditure groups are pouring tens of millions of dollars into Alaska’s races for governor and Congress. The Republican Governors Association donated some $1.6 million to a new group in late September called Kodiak PAC. It aims to boost Republicans in…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (658+ words) Bronson served as mayor of Anchorage from 2021 through 2024. Anchorage is Alaska’s largest municipality, and the mayor is responsible for a substantial government operation. According to the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Bronson’s mayoral responsibilities included managing a workforce…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (314+ words) Many people incarcerated in Alaska can vote. Almost half, actually, are eligible, according to the American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska. And, for those who can, the deadline to apply for a by-mail ballot for the general election is fast…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (437+ words) Home » Kreiss-Tomkins says he is proud of voting against SB 21, wants to revisit oil taxes Sept. 26, 2026 – Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins is making his 2013 vote against Alaska’s oil tax overhaul a point of pride in his campaign for governor. He says the state…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (740+ words) It’s mostly about fish, but it’s also the latest fight over who controls Alaska’s resources: Alaskans or big corporations. The bitter back-and-forth between Republican US Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola over the future of Alaska’s trawling industry isn’t…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago   (557+ words) Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Monday lifted a statewide executive branch hiring freeze, removing restrictions on managers who had been required since May 2025 to obtain special permission before hiring new state employees. The governor’s decision was revealed without fanfare in a…...

2+ week, 7+ hour ago   (604+ words) Gov. Mike Dunleavy has lifted a monthslong hiring freeze that he imposed on state agencies, on the same day that Republican gubernatorial candidate Dave Bronson called for the freeze to be lifted. Dunleavy is in his final months in office…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (372+ words) The state website showed no hearing officer had yet been assigned to the open case. In 2023, Massachusetts Energy Secretary Rebecca L. Tepper asked Eversource to explain why another gas pipeline is needed in the Springfield area. Years later, the energy company…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1006+ words) In a candidate forum Thursday, three of the four candidates to be Alaska’s next governor voiced support for a long-debated plan to restructure the Alaska Permanent Fund in order to permanently cap the amount of money that can be spent…...