If elected, Shower, a conservative who has focused some of his legislative effort on election security, would administer state election laws and appoint the head of the Division of Elections.
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Alaska’s foster care system is among the worst in the nation. Can a lawsuit force real reform?
State lawyers are defending the Office of Children’s Services in a three-week trial slated to end Sept. 11.
In Alaska governor’s race, Democrats leave the aisle clear for Mary Peltola
As more Republicans join the crowded field, a question hangs over potential Democratic hopefuls: What will Mary Peltola do?
Alaska students’ test scores show little improvement in reading, math and science
The flat test scores come as policymakers debate ways to improve Alaska’s struggling schools.
How will Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” impact Alaskans? It’s hard to say.
President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act that passed in July will likely have sprawling impacts to Alaska, but because of the way the nearly one thousand page bill was written, it’s hard to make specific predictions.
Nonprofit coordinating Arctic research will shut down as federal funding dries up
The Arctic Research Consortium of the United States, which brings together academics from universities and government agencies, plans to close its doors.