The Alaska Public Offices Commission issued its unanimous final order in the long-running case on Monday, fining the already-embattled groups another nearly $157,000.

Their total bill is now approaching a quarter-million dollars after a failed effort during the 2024 campaign season.

Tokyo may include such a commitment among other concessions to reduce the $56 billion bilateral trade deficit and stave off the threat of tariffs.

This past year's elections saw a number of state ballot initiatives of great national interest, which proposed the adoption of two "unusual" election systems for state and federal offices. Pairing open nonpartisan primaries with a general election using ranked choice voting,

In the early days of President Donald Trump’s second term, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski had openly challenged or rebuked him at least three times

As the process for ballot measures begins for the 2026 elections, several initiatives are underway for failed measures to return to ballot for a second chance.

Alaska's campaign ethics commission has fined the embattled backers of an anti-ranked choice voting ballot initiative nearly $157,000 on the heels of previous fines totaling around $90,000. The Alaska Public Offices Commission order,

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy is proposing legislation that would shorten the window for early voting in statewide elections and make other changes to the way elections are conducted. The bill would require all mail ballots to be received by the Division of Elections by Election Day,

March 13, 2016 - Palin’s husband, Todd, is seriously injured in a snow machine crash in Alaska. He is hospitalized for two weeks.

Sen. Murkowski is now the third most senior Republican member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and when Kentucky Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell retires at the end of 2026, she will be the second most senior Republican member.

Ado Machida, a Tokyo-based businessman who served on Trump's transition team after his 2016 election victory, said an offer by Japan to buy more LNG and support the Alaska LNG pipeline would be "probably the easiest" way to win over Trump.

Kelly Lessens: Lessens, the incumbent, is running for a second full term on the board. She was first elected in 2021 after a former member resigned, and was re-elected in 2022. Lessens co-founded an advocacy group that pushed for more time for nutrition and recess in schools. Website: Kelly4anchoragekids.com.