The body of fallen Fairbanks Police Sergeant Allen Brandt has returned home. A procession was held Tuesday in Anchorage, where people gathered along the streets to honor him.
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What is an ‘independent’ candidate this election?
Some Republicans, like incumbent state Rep. Liz Vazquez, sees many of the independents running this cycle as Democrats going by another name.
Longtime Anchorage costume store closes doors after Halloween
An Anchorage costume shop has close its doors for good after decades of existence in Alaska. Starla Heim, 44, the owner of Dooley’s Tuxedos and Costumes in Anchorage, has been working at the store since she was 18 years old and helped run the business with her mother, Rose Heim, and Doris Dooley, the original owner.
PFD automatic voter registration could increase turnout — for a price
The Division of Elections estimates that automatic registration could catch up to 70,000 people who are qualified to vote but not registered. In 2015, the Lieutenant Governor’s office estimated that if the ballot initiative passes, it could cost about $930,000 to implement and $300,000 every year after that.
Miller irks GOP by sending old fliers bashing Murkowski
Party Chairman Tuckerman Babcock said the mailer would confuse voters, because it has the original disclosure saying it’s paid for by the Alaska Republican Party, and another saying the Miller campaign paid.
For Moda customers pushed to Premera, insurance rates will jump 35 percent
Open enrollment in the federal health insurance marketplace begins Tuesday, and two-thirds of enrolled Alaskans will see about a 35 percent rate increase.