Only three votes now separate two northern Alaska House candidates. Dean Westlake of Kotzebue has 780 votes, ahead of 777 votes for incumbent Rep. Ben Nageak, who’s from Barrow.
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After challenge from their own party, two rural Democrats could lose state House seats
Rural state House incumbents losing as primary results return
Barrow Rep. Nageak’s nephew killed in police shooting
The facts of what happened aren’t clear yet. The body is on its way to Anchorage for autopsy, and state investigators were Barrow-bound.
Legislators say no to energy break
Traditionally, the Legislature puts everything on hold for one week in March to attend a meeting of the Energy Council in Washington, DC. It’s been going on for so long that many lawmakers and staff don’t even know when it started.