The Alaska races that remain unresolved include Ballot Measure 2, which would overhaul the state’s election system.
Andrew Kitchenman
State Government Reporter, Alaska Public Media & KTOO
State government plays an outsized role in the life of Alaskans. As the state continues to go through the painful process of deciding what its priorities are, I bring Alaskans to the scene of a government in transition.
In Juneau, a small protest and other reactions to Biden’s election win
The news that Joe Biden had won the presidential election broke in Alaska early on Saturday morning.
Gov. Dunleavy extends Alaska’s emergency declaration, urges Alaskans to change behavior
The governor urged Alaskans to change their behavior to slow the recent rapid growth of the disease in the state. But he rejected calls from the medical community for a statewide mask mandate.
Legislative leaders call on Gov. Dunleavy to call special session to extend disaster declaration
In a letter earlier this week, Anchorage Republican Senate President Cathy Giessel and Dillingham independent House Speaker Bryce Edgmon asked Dunleavy to either call the session or to appeal to legislators to hold one.
Some Alaska Republicans build large leads through Wednesday’s vote count, with counting to resume in a week
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is leading in his race against Al Gross by 30%, and U.S. Rep. Don Young in his race against Alyse Galvin by 26%. More than 133,000 absentee and early votes remain to be counted next week.
With deadline looming, Dunleavy and legislative leaders exchange letters on a potential special session
A law passed in March extended the governor’s disaster declaration until Nov. 15. Health care and municipal organizations recently urged another extension, saying the declaration is needed to allow them to better respond to the pandemic.