The last in-person vote in the US will be cast on Alaska’s Adak Island
The honor of having the last voter in the nation fell to Adak when they did away with absentee-only voting for the 2012 ...
Last in-person vote in US will be cast on desolate tundra of Alaska's Aleutian Islands
On Adak Island in western Alaska, a tradition continues as the last American casts an in-person ballot during presidential ...
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This year’s Alaska absentee ballots require two stamps, but USPS will still deliver them if you forget
Alaska, however, does not. The Division of Elections says that’s because it can’t provide prepaid envelopes without funding approved by the Alaska Legislature. Absentee ballots also required ...
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State argues court should dismiss climate lawsuit from eight young Alaskans
Our Children’s Trust attorney Andrew Welle argues that the Alaska Constitution protects the right to a livable climate in an Anchorage courtroom on Oct. 15, 2024. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public ...
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New rule adds 3 Alaska tribal representatives to federal board managing subsistence
Salmon dry on a rack in Quinhagak, a Yup'ik village in Western Alaska, in July 2023. Salmon is a staple of the traditional Indigenous diet in Alaska and one of the main foods harvested through ...
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Alaska fisheries economy nosedived in 2023, NOAA says
The “snapshot” report paints a grim picture of the state’s fisheries economy, which saw both higher expenses and environmental stressors. Alaska’s fishing economy is in free fall, beset by ...
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China conducting major military drills around Taiwan after island's president said he will 'resist annexation'
A spokesperson for China's Eastern Theatre Command said the drills will close in on the island, focusing on a blockade and control of key ports and areas. Taiwan has called the action "irrational ...