Alaska Beacon
Trump calls for Peltola to be criminally charged, removed from Alaska’s U.S. Senate race
President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for Alaska Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola to be criminally charged and drop out or be removed from th…
Alaska candidates for governor vary on approaches to outmigration, state support for families
With affordability top of mind this election, Alaska candidates for governor offered varying perspectives on how their administrations would support working fa…
Commentary: Outside interests think Alaska’s U.S. Senate race is a cheap date
A U.S. Senate seat in Alaska is worth the same as one from any other state when Democrats and Republicans try counting to 51, the number needed to control the …
Alaska is on pace to match 2024’s record-high early voting numbers
One week before Election Day, turnout in Alaska’s general election is nearing 10%. As of 4:43 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, according to figures published by the Ala…
Alaska legislators press natural resources commissioner on no-cost state land transfers
As the Alaska Department of Natural Resources is deliberating on a controversial no-cost state land transfer in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, legal questions …
Murkowski and Murkowski endorse Alaska’s Democratic governor candidate
Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and her father, Republican former Sen. Frank Murkowski said Tuesday that they are endorsing the election of Democratic cand…
In Homer, an established Republican in the Alaska House is facing a challenge from an independent
For the past eight years, Sarah Vance has been a reliable member of the Republican caucus in the Alaska House of Representatives, winning election four differe…
Alaska fights back against Trump-ordered elections lawsuit, seeks its dismissal
This article was updated at noon Tuesday with an order from Judge Sharon Gleason. Attorneys representing the state of Alaska have asked a federal judge to dism…
Calls for higher voting participation pervade Alaska Federation of Natives convention
From the opening to the closing of the Alaska Federation of Natives convention, speaker after speaker, information booth after information booth and placard af…
Opposition grows to Trump lawsuit seeking to aid Sen. Dan Sullivan’s re-election bid
One of the most prominent figures backing Sen. Dan Sullivan’s re-election campaign is speaking out against a Department of Justice lawsuit intended to aid him.…
Dan J. Sullivan switches from Republican to ‘undeclared’ ahead of general election
Alaska U.S. Senate candidate Dan J. Sullivan is heading into the general election as an undeclared voter, a type of independent. According to records kept by t…
No indication of targeted attack behind Peltola car crash in Anchorage
An official with the Anchorage Police Department said Monday that there is no evidence that Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola was deliberately targ…
Candidates split on priority areas in Southwest Alaska Senate debate
Southwest Alaska’s Senate district will see new representation in the Alaska State Legislature next year, after the retirement of the state’s longest-serving l…
Incumbent congressional candidates skip Alaska Native convention’s forum
Mary Peltola, a Democrat in a tight race that might determine control of the U.S. Senate, stood on stage at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention in Anch…
Gubernatorial candidates make their pitch at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention
The three gubernatorial candidates who spoke Friday at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention found plenty of common ground on education, fisheries, publi…