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,
Gov. Mike Dunleavy is highlighting the impacts that some of President Donald Trump’s executive orders will have on Alaska.
Dunleavy offered no opinion on Trump's decision to rename Denali as Mount McKinley, saying he wanted to speak with the president before sharing his own view.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy and several top officials from his administration on Wednesday celebrated new executive orders issued by President Donald Trump that remove restrictions on resource extraction in Alaska.
The governor’s decision applies only to flags on state property. Flags on federal property are expected to remain at half staff.
The Alaska Legislature will take up election reform proposals this session, with Gov. Mike Dunleavy introducing a bill through the House, and the Senate majority caucus planning to introduce its own reforms on Friday.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy joined Alaska’s News Source in the studio to discuss President Trump’s executive orders involving Alaska and what the future may hold for the state.
A member of the Alaska House majority on Friday introduced legislation that would increase Alaska's public school funding by more than 35%, marking the beginning of what will likely be a lengthy debate on lawmakers' top priority for the session.
Alaska's political leaders are cheering an executive order that aims to boost oil and gas drilling, mining and logging in the state. But environmental groups say Trump's policies are worrisome.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy instructed the state to raise both the Alaska and U.S. flags to full staff on inauguration day Monday — despite being within 30 days of the death of former President Jimmy Carter.
In the early days of President Donald Trump's second term, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski has openly challenged or rebuked him at least three times — stunning for a congressional Republican who has faced his wrath before and yet remains unbowed by pressure to embrace his agenda.
Alaska's all-Republican congressional delegation welcomed President Donald Trump's executive orders that were intended to boost resource development in Alaska. But the delegation has been divided on other actions Trump has taken since returning to the White House.