“Pretend that I’m on the ballot because here’s what happens. Every time I’ve been on the ballot, we win.” - U.S. President Donald Trump, at a Wasilla rally ahead of midterm elections.
(James Brooks photo/Alaska Beacon)
By James Brooks
In a surprise announcement Tuesday, President Donald Trump said he is endorsing Republican Alaska gubernatorial candidate Bernadette Wilson in the four-way race to replace term-limited Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
(Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)
By Yereth Rosen
The bedroom community made famous during former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s 2008 vice presidential run took center stage on Monday in the national fight for control of Congress.
President Donald Trump came to Wasilla to campaign for U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, a Republican facing a stiff challenge from former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, a Democrat. The outcome could determine which party controls the U.S. Senate.
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By Alex Brown
In the course of a single election cycle, the backlash against data centers has grown from an issue at local planning commission and city council meetings to become a flashpoint in state and federal races across the country.
Candidates who once touted data centers as an economic boon have backtracked, and voters in at least three dozen cities, counties and townships will consider ballot measures in November that could ban data centers in their communities. Analysts say the opposition to data centers has come from Republican and Democratic voters alike.
(Photo by Claire Stremple/Alaska Beacon)
COMMENTARY
By Laura Norton-Cruz
For Alaskan voters this election, we may not have a candidate we love in every race, but we do have candidates who are much better poised to improve our lives in concrete ways. For families in Alaska, our biggest expense after our mortgage or rent is childcare.
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
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