Tuckerman Babcock, a longtime Republican strategist and former aide to Gov. Wally Hickel, is the new chairman of the Alaska Republican Party. Babcock won the spot at the state GOP convention in Fairbanks Saturday. He beat Fairbanks attorney Ann Brown. Convention participants also changed party rules to end the term of the prior chair, Peter…
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Crime reform bill due on House floor for debate Monday
Senate Bill 91 is one of the most hotly debated bills of the session.
No love lost between Alaska GOP and Trump
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State GOP hints at Alaska’s outsized role in picking Republican presidential nominee
“Suffice to say Alaska, the massive state with such a small population, might have a bigger influence on the selection for the Republican nominee for the presidency, than you might think,” said GOP Chairman Peter Goldberg.
Alaska GOP to choose delegates for Republican National Convention
If Donald Trump doesn’t have the presidential nomination in the bag by July, the Republican National Convention could be the most exciting it’s been in decades. Alaska Republicans will meet in Fairbanks this week to choose 28 delegates to send to the convention in Cleveland.
Alaska Republican donors go to court over increasing campaign contribution limits
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