Longtime Juneau school board member Emil Mackey says he has decided not to run for reelection after a nine-year tenure. His announcement follows fellow incumbent Deedie Sorensen’s decision to retire.
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Palmer state Sen. Shelley Hughes announces campaign for governor
The Palmer senator is the seventh Republican to join the race.
Candidate filing period for Juneau’s 2025 municipal election opens Friday
Half a dozen seats will be open for the Oct. 7 municipal election — three on the Juneau Assembly and three on the Juneau School District Board of Education.
Angoon resident and former teacher launches bid for Alaska governor
James Parkin filed a letter of intent to run for governor on July 1. He is one of six Republican candidates entered in Alaska’s 2026 governor’s race.
National Democrats are ‘salivating’ over a Mary Peltola bid for US Senate. But Alaska’s governor’s race could be ‘wide open’ too.
The filing deadline for the 2026 elections is still nearly a year away. But Democrats in Alaska and Outside are anxiously awaiting a decision about which office Peltola will run for.
Backers of new Alaska ballot measure seek to permit ‘magic mushrooms’ and other hallucinogens
In posts on social media, supporters say they hope to put the issue in front of Alaska voters next year.