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4 days ago · PRIVATE RIGHT. The Alaska Beacon is an independent, nonpartisan news organization focused on connecting Alaskans to their state government. Our journalists fairly and fearlessly report on the people and interests that determine state policy. We’re part of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization.
Vote count tightens for repealing Alaska’s ranked choice system
3 days ago · A day after the votes for keeping Alaska’s open primary and ranked choice voting system overtook those to repeal it, the vote count tightened on Tuesday.. The votes against the ballot measure to repeal the system are only 45 votes ahead of those in favor of repeal, after having a 192-vote lead on Monday. Until then, the votes to pass the measure had been ahead in the counting that began on ...
Alaska chooses to keep ranked choice voting, Begich defeats …
1 day ago · Alaska’s open primary and ranked choice voting system survived, while Republican U.S. House candidate Nick Begich defeated Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola, according to the unofficial results released on Wednesday. The Alaska Division of Elections completed the ranked choice tabulations for all ...
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3 days ago · BY: James Brooks - November 11, 2024. Alaska lawmakers expect bipartisan coalitions to control the state House and Senate when the Alaska Legislature convenes in January, but they don’t know who the state’s governor will be. Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s second term isn’t over until December 2026, but in a series of interviews, legislators say ...
Dire condition of Alaska’s seafood industry has many causes and …
2 days ago · In a panel discussion at last week’s Resource Development Council for Alaska annual conference in Anchorage, Bundrant pointed to the recently announced Russian decision to increase its allowable catch of pollock by 7% to 2.46 million metric tons. The Russian quota decision ran counter to advice from some scientists and pleas from some Russian fishing groups worried about low prices in a ...
Alaska voters favor minimum wage hike, sick leave mandate, with …
Nov 6, 2024 · If approved by voters, the measure would phase in the minimum wage increase from the current rate of $11.73 an hour to $15 an hour in mid-2027. It would require employers to grant an hour of sick paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, with a cap of 40 hours for small companies and 56 for larger companies. And it would forbid employers from ...
Margins continue to tighten for Alaska ballot measure seeking to …
Nov 14, 2024 · Alaska elections officials added more than 8,500 ballots to the statewide count Wednesday afternoon, but the new ballots didn’t change the leaders of any races.. More significantly, the Alaska Division of Elections reported almost 5,000 more completed absentee ballots than it did on Tuesday morning.
Early voting in Alaska is off to a fast start and is on pace for a ...
Oct 26, 2024 · On Monday, Republican U.S. House candidate Nick Begich urged supporters to vote early and lock in their votes.. He followed his own advice this week, joining his wife and 19,999 other Alaskans who voted at the state’s early voting locations through Thursday, according to figures published Friday by the Alaska Division of Elections.
A new minimum wage, paid sick leave will make Alaska a better …
Oct 21, 2024 · The Alaska public responded with an overwhelming 69% positive vote. I believe voters will again overwhelmingly support Ballot Measure No. 1 based on the economic and social benefits it provides to the working families and businesses of Alaska. Alaska’s current minimum wage of $11.73/hour is around the median of all states’ wage rates.
Two years in, the Alaska Beacon is going strong
May 10, 2024 7:14 pm. The Talkeetna spur road leading into community’s downtown district is seen on March 9, 2024, with Denali and other Alaska Range mountains in the backdrop. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) On Saturday, the Alaska Beacon will mark the second anniversary of its May 11, 2022, launch. Just like this week, the launch week ...