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The lawsuit was filed by the campaign group Alaskans for Mary against the division on Nov. 6, seeking to make public the names of voters whose absentee ballots have been rejected and the reasons for their rejection before the results are certified on Nov. 25.
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The Division of Elections counted 5,612 more ballots on Nov. 11, bringing the count to an estimated 86% of the expected vote.
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Households that rely on subsistence and were negatively impacted by salmon crashes on the Kuskokwim and Yukon rivers during the 2022 fishing season can now apply for federal disaster relief funds.
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More results are expected Nov. 13, but with the latest update, the Associated Press estimates 84% of votes have been counted.
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In October, a Bethel judge sentenced 22-year-old Shaquille Carawan to serve 120 years, with 50 years suspended, for the murder of 18-year-olds Abigail Olson and Novely Rivers.
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Only about 30% of Alaska Native voters showed up to the polls in 2024.
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Earlier this year, Bethel firefighters accused the City of Bethel of cutting their hourly pay by nearly a third. The city said the reduction wasn’t a pay cut, but a return to the status quo after thousands of dollars were mistakenly paid to employees. A partial resolution still leaves questions about the long-term future of the Bethel Fire Department.
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A public records lawsuit is the latest sign of possible skirmishes ahead as ballots are counted in the U.S. Senate race.
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Alaska’s election night brought surprises, close races, and the likelihood of a Democratic governor for the first time in nearly 25 years.
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Frontrunner candidates for House District 38 and Senate District S seats held onto slim leads in the early hours of Nov. 4, with both races likely to proceed to ranked tabulation.
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Nick Begich, the nephew of former U.S. Sen. Mark Begich, is a Republican who generally sticks close to President Trump.
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With more than 98% of precincts reporting, Democrat Mary Peltola held a slight lead over incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race.
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ADN reporter Zachariah Hughes says he found a close connection between Red Tail Residential and a private equity company called FPA Multifamily, raising broader questions about private equity ownership of rental properties, including low-income housing.
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The Division of Elections counted 5,723 more ballots Thursday, bringing the total to an estimated 88% of the expected vote.
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The plan comes less than a year after the federal government ceded 2 million acres in Interior Alaska to the state.
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Despite many attendees being too young to drive, the group raised $10,000 for local organizations in November.
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