If signed by the governor, Senate Bill 64 would enact a new ballot tracking system, provide paid postage for all absentee mail-in ballots and authorize checks to update Alaska’s voter rolls.
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Alaska accepts ballots that arrive after Election Day. This case could end that.
The U.S. Supreme Court seems likely to nix a law allowing ballots to arrive up to five days late. Alaska allows 10 days. Even votes cast in person can take days to arrive.
Murkowski is sole Republican to vote to block the SAVE Act
The voter credentials bill got 51 votes to advance but not enough to clear the Senate. Sen. Murkowski says she’s for voter ID but says the bill would disenfranchise Alaskans.
Iditarod’s new champ, same as the old champ: Jessie Holmes notches rare repeat win
The 44-year-old from Brushkana Creek off the Denali Highway is the first musher to defend an Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race title in a decade. Team Can’t Stop completed the race in 9 days, 7 hours and 32 minutes.
Iditarod mushes onto sea ice and final stretches with defending champ Holmes still in front
Jessie Holmes and Team Can’t Stop have led much of the 2026 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Only a handful of mushers have won it consecutively, and it’s been a decade since a repeat championship.
Relaxed rules have Iditarod mushers wary of new Expedition Class
Despite their financial contributions, some Iditarod mushers are questioning what two businessmen are doing in Alaska’s Super Bowl of dog mushing.