Trump said this month that he does not want to give the postal service the $25 billion it requested because a functional post office would be able to process more ballots in the November election.
Government
Tribal groups question state’s lawsuit over pandemic hunting requests
Richard Peterson, the President of Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, says he wasn’t surprised by the state’s lawsuit, but he was disappointed.
Postmaster general considers bringing budget axe down on Alaska’s bypass mail
The costs of the program is usually pegged at about $100 million a year. Bypass mail is a frequent target of budget cutters.
Conservative candidates won Alaskans’ votes Tuesday with big PFD promises. Now comes the hard part: delivering.
Duplantis and other Republican challengers focused their campaigns on the larger dividend payments — not on the deep budget cuts that would almost certainly have to come with them.
Juneau and DOT take early step toward second Douglas Island crossing
A second crossing would make new port facilities possible in West Douglas, which could resolve tight squeezes like this one under the Douglas Bridge.
Sitting Alaska Republican lawmakers face reckoning from voters in primary
Across Southcentral and Interior Alaska, challengers who generally had raised less campaign cash than the incumbents were at least holding their own.
Lawmakers push Dunleavy For ‘comprehensive’ coronavirus mitigation
Lawmakers suggested the governor limit group gatherings, institute a statewide mask mandate in places where people can’t physically distance and restrict capacity indoors in public spaces.
Ketchikan borough mayor vetoes resolution asking state for LGBTQ protections
The assembly would need five votes to override Dial’s veto and could likely bring the issue back for another vote next month.
Primary night leaves Republican incumbent lawmakers behind in several races
Some of the Republican incumbents who are losing had caucused or worked closely with Democrats.
Polls are closed for Alaska’s primary election. Now the wait begins.
The Division of Elections hasn’t begun counting any absentee ballots, and the outcomes of close elections won’t be known until next week.