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alaskabeacon.comMurkowski and Murkowski endorse Alaska’s Democratic governor candidate | Alaska BeaconOne of Alaska's two U.S. senators, and her father — a former Senator and governor — are crossing party lines in the governor race.

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Murkowski and Murkowski endorse Alaska’s Democratic governor candidate, writes @alaska.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/27/m...

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Just in: U.S. DOJ says that Mary Peltola's campaign should not be allowed to participate in the elections lawsuit it filed against the Alaska Division of Elections — www.documentcloud.org/documents/28... #akleg

adn.comOpinion: 3 former governors, 1 choice for AlaskaA Democrat, a Republican and an independent explain why they support Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins for governor.

Wow: Frank Murkowski, Tony Knowles and Bill Walker all endorse JKT for Alaska governor — www.adn.com/opinions/202... #akleg

alaskabeacon.comAlaska fights back against Trump-ordered elections lawsuit, seeks its dismissal | Alaska BeaconState asks U.S. District Court judge to decide by Monday whether the case should be dismissed, with written arguments expected this week.

Just in — Alaska federal court judge Sharon Gleason has set an ultra-speedy time for arguments on whether or not to dismiss the federal government's case against the Alaska Division of Elections. Written arguments should be complete by Friday now. alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/27/a...

Alaska Senate campaign spending is up to $225 per registered voter (~600k) and $450 per likely voter (~300k). #akleg

Financial Times@financialtimes.com

Millions of dollars have flowed into the advertising battle for California's 'Prop 40' wealth tax, with the vast majority from groups opposing the state’s controversial ballot measure. Read more in today’s White House Watch newsletter: ft.trib.al/EbvOhxc

Through 1:30 p.m. today, Alaska is up to 7.6% voter turnout, with 46,403 early and absentee votes recorded by the Alaska Division of Elections. If current trends continue, the state will be near the record early voting turnout of 2024. #akleg

Among early voters, 18.5% have been registered Democrats and 26.6% have come from registered Republicans. Of Alaska's 604,771 registered voters, 11.6% are Democrats and 23.5% are Republicans, indicating that while Republican turnout is higher, Democratic turnout is disproportionately high.

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alaskabeacon.comOpposition grows to Trump lawsuit seeking to aid Sen. Dan Sullivan’s re-election bid | Alaska BeaconDemocrats and nonpartisan groups file legal motions seeking to hurry a legal decision before Election Day, and Murkowski voices an objection.

Opposition grows to Trump lawsuit seeking to aid Sen. Dan Sullivan’s re-election bid, writes @alaska.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/26/o...

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alaskabeacon.comNo indication of targeted attack behind Peltola car crash in Anchorage | Alaska BeaconPeltola postponed two days' worth of campaign events after a Saturday night crash injured her and members of her family.

No indication of targeted attack behind Peltola car crash in Anchorage, writes @alaska.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/26/n...

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Corinne Smith

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Under legislative subpoena, AK Department of Natural Resources Commissioner John Crowther is answering questions now from the Senate Resources Committee re no-cost state land transfers Incl ~20,000 acres near Houston to AIDEA, that may include developing data centers www.ktoo.org/video/gavel/...

ktoo.orgSenate Resources CommitteePresentation: DNR Public & Charitable Use Land Conveyances by John Crowther, Commissioner, Alaska Department of Natural Resources and Brian Butcher, CEO & Executive Director, Alaska Housing Finance Co...

Thanks to nudges from @eriwinsto.bsky.social and @alaskanewsguy.bsky.social, I have cracked the mystery of why Dan J. Sullivan is now a registered undeclared voter ... it's because that's the affiliation he used when requesting an absentee ballot for the primary.

Sullivan had said that he didn't reregister himself, but the Alaska Division of Elections provided a copy of the absentee ballot request that shows he listed "undeclared" as his party affiliation, which changed his registration from Republican to that.

abc.net.auTrump takes credit for Alaska legal suit - ABC listenIt's a tale of two Dans in Alaska ahead of next week's midterm elections.

Thanks to @news.abc.net.au for having me on to talk about Alaska's U.S. Senate race! www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

nationalreview.comA Murky Situation in Alaska | National ReviewIf Lisa Murkowski stays with the GOP, she will have functional control of the Senate floor while wielding increasingly powerful gavels.

Interesting analysis about what happens to Lisa Murkowski if the Senate splits 50-50 (and even if it doesn't): www.nationalreview.com/corner/a-mur...

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Thomas Seal

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British Columbia is set to elect its first Conservative Party majority in 98 years, swinging Canada’s third most populous province to the political right.

bloomberg.comBC’s Left-Wing Leader Loses to Conservatives in Vote He CalledBritish Columbia is set to elect its first Conservative Party majority in 98 years, according to Canadian broadcasters, swinging Canada’s third most populous province to the political right.

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Rick Thoman

@alaskawx.bsky.social

Getting kind of old: it's looking increasingly likely that next week Typhoon Champi will become the fourth (ex) typhoon in past 10 weeks to track into the Alaska portion of the Bering Sea: already Bang-Lang in August, Dujuan in September and Choi-wan in early October. #akwx

nyti.msIn U.S. Gas Talks With Kremlin, Hidden Financing for Alaska Project EmergesInterviews and documents show a Russian energy giant secretly funded a U.S. firm. The deal has been discussed in talks to end the war in Ukraine.

It's Polar LNG, not AKLNG.

The New York Times@nytimes.com

A Russian energy giant secretly funded an effort for an Alaska gas project. The deal has been discussed in talks to end the war in Ukraine.

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Government of Yukon

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Affected Yukoners and businesses will remain protected from criminal liability during the extended amnesty period provided they continue to comply with amnesty conditions. Read more: yukon.ca/en/news/yuko...

alaskabeacon.comTrump administration sues to block Alaska's US Senate election result if Peltola wins | Alaska BeaconThe move is the latest attempt by the President to support incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Dan S. Sullivan against a Democratic challenger.

OK, new photo and a new analysis of today's Alaska US Senate lawsuit, with an explanation that the case only has binding power in the scenario where Peltola wins by a margin that's smaller than the number of first-choice votes received by Dan J. Sullivan: alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/23/t...

OK, I've just pushed a big update to this article about the DOJ lawsuit, including the fact that Trump says he ordered it filed: alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/23/t... #akleg #alaska

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And that's only if people are still confused after a clear separation on the ballot. The two Sullivans are listed as “Sullivan, Dan S. (Registered Republican) (Incumbent)” and “Sullivan, Daniel J. Jr.”

I deleted an older post about Dan J.'s voter registration. He was a registered Republican in July, but a post-primary voter file from September (and current listings) show him as "undeclared," a type of independent. Thank you to @eriwinsto.bsky.social for the catch!

OK, I've just pushed a big update to this article about the DOJ lawsuit, including the fact that Trump says he ordered it filed: alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/23/t... #akleg #alaska

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If none of the four Senate candidates receive at least 50% of the first-choice votes, the lowest finisher will be eliminated and their votes redistributed to voters’ second choices. The process then repeats until only two candidates are left.

Because Peltola and Dan S. Sullivan are expected to receive the majority of the votes, they would be the last two candidates left. A voter who ranks Dan J. Sullivan first and Dan S. Sullivan second would eventually have their vote go to Dan S. Sullivan under that scenario.

OK, I've just pushed a big update to this article about the DOJ lawsuit, including the fact that Trump says he ordered it filed: alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/23/t... #akleg #alaska

Something I think is important, that other folks have tended to skip over ... the DOJ argument relies on the effect of hypothetical confused voters, but Alaska uses ranked choice voting, and confusion wouldn't disenfranchise anyone. They could simply rank both Sullivans without a problem.

I’ll be expanding this all day long and will update you as I add more.

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The article you should be reading. James covers AK politics year round and knows this topic inside & out. alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/23/t...

alaskabeacon.comAlaska Lt. Gov. incorrectly put disqualified candidate on the ballot, state judge rules | Alaska BeaconHouse District 22 Republican candidate Jose Tagle cannot serve if elected, but ballots will not be reprinted without his name.

Well, it's going to get overshadowed by the elections lawsuit news today, but yesterday, an Alaska state judge ruled that the Lt. Gov. and the Division of Elections violated state law when they put a disqualified state House candidate back on the ballot: alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/22/a... #akleg

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Looking through the first two days of early voting data was interesting: Significantly more Republicans have voted early, bucking the national trend. Among early voters through Wednesday morning, more than 26% were registered Republicans. Compare that to 19% registered Democrats. #akleg #Alaska

Alaska Beacon@alaskabeacon.com

Thousands of Alaskans are voting before Election Day. Some ballots won’t be counted until after it, writes @alaska.bsky.social for @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/22/t...

alaskabeacon.comThousands of Alaskans are voting before Election Day. Some ballots won’t be counted until after it. | Alaska BeaconBallot counting will continue until at least Nov. 18 and the state aims to certify the results by Nov. 25.

theatlantic.comThe Man Who Saved the Internet YesterdayOndřej Surý was a relatively anonymous volunteer working on PHP security. Then the internet exploded.

Just got data from Wednesday, and the proportion has now gone up even more — from Monday through Wednesday, 27.1% of early voters were registered Republicans, and 18.5% were registered Democrats. #Alaska

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Charlie Warzel

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70 percent of the internet was vulnerable yesterday to very bad security flaws inside a coding language. Turns out, *one volunteer* is mostly responsible for maintaining that code & helping push updates. Yesterday Ondřej Surý saved the internet. So I called him up www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

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adn.comTrump administration announces hundreds of millions in federal funding for Alaska as election nearsPresident Donald Trump has cut and frozen federal grants that Alaskans rely on. Now, his administration is changing its approach.

Thousands of Alaskans are voting before Election Day. Some ballots won’t be counted until after it, writes @alaska.bsky.social for @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/22/t...

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Soar Atlas

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9 years of glacier retreat... 🧊 This timelapse shows Alaska’s Columbia Glacier rapidly retreating between 2017 and 2026, as ice breaks away into the ocean and the landscape transforms. Explore and Compare: tinyurl.com/5s4n4xjv #Alaska #ClimateChange #SatelliteImagery

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Anchorage Daily News

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As the midterm elections approach, Alaska has benefited from federal funding announcements totaling hundreds of millions of dollars set to subsidize internet infrastructure, energy transmission and a long-sought rail link.

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Owen Winter

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In *every* election for *both* House and Senate since 1998, polls have overestimated Democrats by more in red states than blue states (and vice versa) www.economist.com/graphic-deta...

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Koahnic Broadcast Corporation #Indigenous #Native Voices

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Hundreds of Native people from across the state will discuss issues such as declining salmon populations, voting rights, and education funding at this year’s Alaska Federation of Natives Convention in Anchorage. For some, the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People crisis remains a top priority.

nativeamericacalling.comWednesday, October 21, 2026 — Alaska Native advocates cite shortcomings in addressing MMIP crisis » Native America CallingHundreds of Native people from across the state will discuss issues such as declining salmon populations, voting rights, and education funding at this year’s Alaska Federation of Natives Convention…

nytimes.comAlaska’s Journalists Join Forces to Cover the Midterms (Gift Article)The state’s challenging geography and newspapers’ broader economic struggles have stretched reporters in Alaska, just as its competitive U.S. Senate race has grabbed national attention.

I’m in the @nytimes.com today: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/b...

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alaskabeacon.comAlaska voters’ privacy could be at risk from state’s handling of voter rolls, judge says | Alaska BeaconJudge Adolf Zeman declined to dismiss a lawsuit brought by three civil rights organizations against the Alaska Division of Elections.

Alaska voters’ privacy could be at risk from state’s handling of voter rolls, judge says. Read more from @alaska.bsky.social @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/20/a...

wbur.orgHow a few tight Senate races could define CongressA number of Senate races are too close to call -- defying expectations and upsetting established political affinities within certain states. What does this say about the midterms and the direction of ...

Nice to be with On Point today to talk the Alaska Senate race: www.wbur.org/onpoint/2026...

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Vivian Faith Prescott

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wsj.comExclusive | Musk Ordered Starlink Slowdown That Blindsided UkraineThe SpaceX founder authorized the move and has been discussing Ukraine with Trump, but the president has denied ordering the restrictions.

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The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com

Breaking: Elon Musk ordered the Starlink slowdown that blindsided Ukraine on.wsj.com/4sgcxkt

on.wsj.comExclusive | Musk Ordered Starlink Slowdown That Blindsided UkraineThe SpaceX founder authorized the move and has been discussing Ukraine with Trump, but the president has denied ordering the restrictions.

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alaskabeacon.comThis midterm election, 21 Alaska judges are on the ballot for retention | Alaska BeaconEarly in-person voting opened Monday across the state, and in addition to high-stakes races for governor and U.S. Congress voters also have a chance to weigh in on whether or not to allow 21 judges to...

This midterm election, 21 Alaska judges are on the ballot for retention, writes @corinne-smith.bsky.social for @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/10/20/t...

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David Reamer

@anchistorian.bsky.social

"Viva Spenard" by Mr. Whitekeys and the Fabulous Spamtones, from the 1999 album It's Not Easy Bein' Sleazy. Sadly Mr. Whitekeys has passed away, a real end to a colorful era. As always, tell people nice things before they die, a lot easier for everyone that way.

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Le Monde

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« Le succès de la route de l’Arctique n’a rien à voir avec son potentiel commercial, finalement très limité »

lemonde.fr« Le succès de la route de l’Arctique n’a rien à voir avec son potentiel commercial, finalement très limité »Cette voie maritime est loin de représenter un axe de transit entre la Chine et l’Europe, explique Julien Bouissou, journaliste au « Monde », dans sa chronique. Mais trois pays misent sur elle pour des raisons industrielles ou géopolitiques : la Russie, la Chine et la Corée du Sud.

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Corinne Smith

@corinne-smith.bsky.social

Listening to the citizen-led Aleutians Debates with candidates for Alaska District S: Rick Robb (I), Darren Deacon (R), and Wassilie Guy (I) (Bryce Edgmon declined) Such unique and interesting questions! Fisheries, energy, public safety, affordable travel & more www.youtube.com/live/mpyrbCy...

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