“It’s all for the good of the state. The state needs the right people in place. We can’t get it wrong.” - Candice English, announcing she will run for governor after running mate Treg Taylor was disqualified for not filling out legally required financial reports.
The doors of the governor’s office in the Alaska State Capitol is seen on Apr. 10, 2026. (Photo by Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon)
By James Brooks
Alaska’s November election for governor will include one Democrat and three Republicans after a final-days shakeup that included a wild last-hour substitution on Monday, the deadline to make changes after August’s primary election.
Independent candidate Bill Hill, a former teacher and school superintendent from Bristol Bay, speaks at a U.S. House candidate forum held Aug. 27, 2026, by the Alaska Oil and Gas Association. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)
By James Brooks
Weeks after suspending his campaign, the leading Democrat in Alaska’s U.S. House race officially withdrew ahead of Monday’s 5 p.m. deadline.
That withdrawal triggered a sequence of events that put the eighth-place finisher, Libertarian candidate Jim McDermott, on the ballot in November.
Green eelgrass appears at low tide in the vast wetlands of Izembek Lagoon, at the edge of Izembek Refuge on April 17, 2021. The refuge has one of hte world's biggest eelgrass beds, making the area a globally site for migratory birds. (Photo by Kristine Sowl/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
By Yereth Rosen
Federal regulators have suspended a wetlands-fill permit allowing construction of a controversial road through an Alaska national wildlife refuge, but the on-the-ground result of that action is a subject of legal contention.
An Amazon warehouse near Newport, Delaware. The Federal Trade Commission and 22 states have sued Amazon over an alleged scheme to inflate advertising prices. (Photo by Jacob Owens/Spotlight Delaware)
By Alex Brown, Stateline
Alaska’s Attorney General joined the Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from 21 other states in filing a lawsuit against Amazon Monday, claiming the online retail company used artificial bids to inflate costs for advertisers, bringing in tens of billions of dollars.
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