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Montana and Wyoming filed suit against the U.S. Bureau of Land Management on Thursday seeking to overturn the agency’s rule to end federal coal leasing in the Powder River Basin — the nation’s most prolific coal-producing region. Coal mines on the Wyoming side of the basin, which also extends into Montana, directly employ about 5,000 […]
Attorneys and observers watch in the adjudication room as Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher, center, determines how ambiguously-marked ballots should be counted during a recount in Juneau on Dec. 4, 2024. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) A recount is underway in Juneau on the closely contested ballot measure that would have repealed Alaska’s open primaries […]
This is a sample ranked choice ballot that the Division of Elections printed before the 2022 election. (Liz Ruskin/Alaska Public Media) The state and the Alaska Republican Party are gearing up for a recount of Ballot Measure 2. The initiative to repeal Alaska’s open primary and ranked choice voting failed by just 664 votes in […]
Election officials count ballots during the Alaska Division of Elections’ hand-count audit at Centennial Hall in Juneau on Nov. 18, 2024. The audit, mandated by state law, seeks to identify possible errors in machine counts by examining at least 5% of ballots from each state House district. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) A ballot measure that […]
Election officials count ballots during the Alaska Division of Elections’ hand-count audit at Centennial Hall in Juneau on Nov. 18, 2024. The audit, mandated by state law, seeks to identify possible errors in machine counts by examining at least 5% of ballots from each state House district. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) The ballot measure that […]
Republican U.S. House candidate Nick Begich helps wave signs with supporters for his campaign in Anchorage on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) Republican Nick Begich declared victory in the race for Alaska’s lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday, celebrating an impending win over Democratic Congresswoman Mary Peltola. “Alaskans […]
Nick Begich III and supporters of the ballot measure to repeal ranked choice voting waive signs in Anchorage. (Alaska Public Media) Republican Nick Begich III maintained his lead over Democratic Congresswoman Mary Peltola after the Division of Elections posted an updated results tally late Tuesday night. Begich now has about 49% of first-place votes to […]
Dorthy Smith (right) waves a sign in support of Ballot Measure 2 in Anchorage on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) Ballot Measure 2, the effort to repeal Alaska’s ranked choice voting and open primaries, was winning slightly as election night results continued to come in late Tuesday, with about 73% of Alaska […]
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Vice President Kamala Harris stand in the House of Representatives ahead of US President Joe Biden’s third State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 07 March 2024. SHAWN THEW/Pool via REUTERS Shawn Thew | Via Reuters […]