Oct 21, 2024 · With early voting underway, now is a good time to revisit Alaska’s most sweeping voter guide to date. First released by Alaska Family Council, just before the August primary, the voter guide contains invaluable information on where candidates stand on vital social issues related to abortion, religious liberty, parental rights, ranked-choice voting, LGBTQ policies and …

Jan 3, 2025 · It is expected that they will go up initially. The pain they will cause is expected. But the long-term effects will be positive. Re-establishing our ability to manufacture our own goods and maintain energy independence will not immediately bring relief to our pocketbooks, but the long-term goals are worth suffering for, especially if we consider future generations of Americans (which we are ...

Nov 12, 2024 · You’re confusing two seperate reforms that were put together. Ranked Choice Voting is not the same thing as open primaries. Ranked Choice Voting is simply a form a of instant run-off voting which fixes the spoiler problem so that the final candidate will have a majority of the votes when their are multiple candidates spliting the votes.

Dec 11, 2024 · With beautiful cinematography and a peek inside the life of a Catholic priest, the film takes audiences alongside the friars as they battle exhaustion, frozen roads, high winds, and a tight schedule to make Christmas possible for those who would otherwise go without the center piece of the season.

Dec 2, 2024 · Alaska can look forward to far fewer babies and many more older people over the next quarter century. According to a new report by Alaska’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the agency is predicting its first-ever long-term statewide population decline.. Alaska’s long-term population projections show the state declining from about 737,000 people in 2023 to 723,000 by 2050, a 2 ...

Nov 20, 2024 · In the ongoing drama regarding the fate of Alaska ranked-choice voting system, the Division of Elections’ latest tally shows the repeal effort trailing by just 45 votes.

Nov 2, 2024 · On Nov. 5, Alaskans will vote to either retain or remove 19 judges from across the state. Thanks to current state law, these periodic retention elections are the only time residents have any say over who sits on the bench.

Nov 6, 2024 · The following results are the unofficial tabulations updated by Alaska’s Division of Elections at 3:13 a.m. on Nov. 6. While most precincts have reported their votes, the numbers will change slighly over the next few days as absentee, questioned and …

Oct 2, 2024 · All qualified absentee and questioned ballots will be counted on October 8, which could also impact several other races. Conservative Borough Assembly Candidate Tammie Wilson was narrowly ahead of Garret Armstrong – 50.7% to 49%, while left-leaning Assembly candidate Kristan Kelly was slightly ahead of conservative Jimi Cash – 50.5% to 49.1%.

Nov 8, 2024 · Three days after the General Election, Alaskans remain in the dark about whether voters successfully repealed the state’s controversial ranked-choice voting system, and whether Nick Begich has defeated incumbent U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola.