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• After party breaks up, Alaskan Independence members will get official notice from state

  20-01-2026 23:33 via ktoo.org
  “I voted” stickers are seen on display in the headquarters offices of the Alaska Division of Elections in Juneau on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (James Brooks | Alaska Beacon)
  After the dissolution of the state’s third-largest political party, the Alaska Division of Elections is sending out notices to the 19,117 members of the former Alaskan Independence Party, warning them to update their voter information.
  “In the coming weeks, the DOE will inform the voters registered as a
  
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• Democrats say Peltola can win Alaska’s U.S. Senate seat. Really, though?

  20-01-2026 15:00 via ktoo.org
  Mary Peltola at the U.S. Capitol in 2022, after she won a special election for a congressional seat. (Liz Ruskin | Alaska Public Media)
  WASHINGTON — National Democrats cheered when former Alaska Congresswoman Mary Peltola announced on Monday that she’s challenging U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan.
  Peltola, they said, gives Democrats a shot at winning a majority in the Senate.
  But much more often than not, Alaska votes Republican in statewide races. Is it just wishful Democratic thinking that
  
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• Alaska lawmakers return to Juneau on Tuesday. Here’s what to expect.

  20-01-2026 08:03 via ktoo.org
  Speaker of the House Bryce Edgmon, I-Dillingham, speaks to a nearly empty floor at the Alaska State Capitol on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. (Clarise Larson | KTOO)
  Lawmakers return to the Alaska State Capitol on Tuesday and, as always, they’ve got a long agenda to tackle, from health care and energy to the state’s persistent budget struggles.
  Alaska Public Media’s state government reporter, Eric Stone, will be tracking the session in Juneau. He joined Wesley Early on Alaska News Ni
  
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