All nine elected Democrats and eight of the 11 elected Republicans have joined what the incoming Senate President Gary Stevens calls ‘a very healthy majority.’
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Two years after contentious 2020 vote, Alaska finds only three voter fraud cases
Despite claims by some Alaskans that fraudulent voting changed the state’s election results two years ago, no evidence of fraud on that scale has been uncovered by investigators.
Republicans hold majority in Alaska House after benefiting from ranked choice voting
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Alaska doctor, once the focus of outrage, reflects on past as abortion provider, with questions
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Sen. Dan Sullivan says he was swayed by the addition of sections protecting religious organizations.