Monday is the last day to officially begin a campaign for state or federal office in Alaska this election cycle. Here are a few updates on the day’s elections news.
State Government
Alaska’s deteriorating schools could receive more than $148M for repairs. It’s a fraction of what they need
Following reporting by KYUK, ProPublica, and NPR, lawmakers tripled the funding the state would allocate toward school construction and maintenance. The budget increase would still only cover about 13% of what school districts requested.
3 things to watch as Alaska’s election filing deadline approaches
People hoping to be the state’s next governor, congressperson or state legislator have until 5 p.m. Monday to formally file to run. Here’s what to watch as the deadline nears.
Appeals court says Alaska has the right to make ConocoPhillips oil well data public
The state of Alaska has the right to make public data from exploration wells drilled by ConocoPhillips in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, an appeals court has ruled. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling, issued Wednesday, overturns a 2023 decision by U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason that allowed well data to remain under…
Former Alaska Gov. Bill Walker considers fifth run for governor as deadline approaches
Walker, who served as governor from 2014 to 2018, said he’d focus his campaign on a familiar priority: the need for a fiscal plan to stabilize the state’s budget.
Juneau lawmaker’s bill to boost legal aid funding to vulnerable Alaskans passes into law
House Bill 48 allows the Legislature to boost funding to the Alaska Legal Services Corporation, a nonprofit that provides free civil legal aid to low-income Alaskans beginning next year.