The Respect for Marriage bill says states can’t, on the bases of race or gender, reject a valid marriage license issued in another state.
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Constitutional convention ballot question in November becomes focus in Alaska’s abortion fight
Abortion rights supporters urge ‘no’ votes on question, while abortion opponents seek changes to constitution.
Campaign to unseat Alaska Supreme Court justice gets $10K donation from Outside
The majority of funding in a campaign to oust Alaska Supreme Court Justice Susan Carney comes from outside Alaska.
A Mat-Su state House race could reshuffle the Alaska Capitol’s balance of power. Here’s why.
The race centers on incumbent David Eastman, who is so polarizing that some lawmakers say he played a big role in blocking his own party from forming a majority in his chamber last year.
How LGBT advocates scored a surprising victory in Alaska
Anchorage voters defeated a bill that would have banned transgender people from using bathrooms that correspond with their gender identity. In just six years, Anchorage voters flipped on LGBT issues.
Nearly $1M spent on Anchorage ‘bathroom bill’ ahead of vote
Tuesday is the last day to submit ballots in Anchorage’s first-ever vote-by-mail election. Amid a packed slate of propositions and candidates, one particularly controversial measure has drawn the lion’s share of campaign money.
Controversial Anchorage bathroom bill will go on April ballot
Anchorage voters will decide next spring how public bathrooms are going to be regulated. According to the municipal clerk’s office, a citizens’ initiative has gathered enough signatures from supporters to go before voters on the April 3 ballot in 2018.
Initiative to regulate Anchorage bathrooms likely to appear on ballot
A coalition of groups called Fair Anchorage that is opposed to the measure plans to mount a public education campaign over the next several months.
Abortion ruling at center of justices’ retention battle
Advocates for keeping the judges say opposition to the judges could harm the state’s tradition of choosing and keeping judges based on merit.
Murkowski votes to move bill defunding Planned Parenthood
Sen. Lisa Murkowski voted to advance the defunding measure also, but she says she doesn’t want to see Planned Parenthood’s funding removed without an investigation.