If the gains hold, they increase the chances of a coalition majority in the Senate.
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Records list AG Treg Taylor as member of political group behind scathing attack ads
The ads, some labeled as satire, are targeted at many of the closest state House and Senate races.
As Alaska goes to the polls, here’s what to watch for on Tuesday night
In Alaska’s first ranked-choice election, the leader on election night may not be the ultimate winner.
The 2022 Alaska election field of candidates clears up
More than 200 candidates are running for state and federal offices.
Fairbanks mayor files to run against state Sen. Scott Kawasaki
Matherly says the newly reconfigured Senate District P helped him decide to run.
Man killed at Fairbanks Safeway was ‘doing nothing more than walking outside with his groceries,’ mayor says
Police say Titus, 41, was shot by Joshua Eric Butcher, who also fired inside the store, injuring a Safeway employee.
Fairbanks City Council members question mayor’s screening process for next police chief
At a Fairbanks city council meeting this week, some questioned a process where Juneau Police Chief Ed Mercer and consultant Greg Russell screened applications for Fairbanks’ next police chief.
Fairbanks mayor hires city’s first female police chief
Anchorage police Lt. Nancy Reeder has accepted Fairbanks Mayor Jim Matherly’s offer to serve as the city’s new police chief.
Fairbanks City Council delays LGBTQ anti-discrimination ordinance after outcry
Speaking in opposition to a proposed LGBTQ anti-discrimination ordinance, former Fairbanks North Star Borough Assemblyman Lance Roberts warned, “You’re going to start a war. You’re going to create conflict in the community that doesn’t have to be there.”
Fairbanks council OKs stipend over contaminated water
The Fairbanks City Council on Monday approved an ordinance that’s intended to help provide drinking water for property owners in an area on the city’s south side who’ve lost the use of their wells because of groundwater contamination. Mayor Jim Matherly said it’s only the first step toward addressing the mounting costs of the contamination problem.