In the early days of President Donald Trump's second term, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski has openly challenged or rebuked him at least three times — stunning for a congressional Republican who has faced his wrath before and yet remains unbowed by pressure to embrace his agenda.

The deadline to file for the Anchorage municipal election was Jan. 24 at 5 p.m. Four incumbents are not seeking reelection.

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy is proposing legislation that would shorten the window for early voting in statewide elections and make other changes to the way elections are conducted. The bill would require all mail ballots to be received by the Division of Elections by Election Day,

The Alaska Legislature will take up election reform proposals this session, with Gov. Mike Dunleavy introducing a bill through the House, and the Senate majority caucus planning to introduce its own reforms on Friday.

Alaska Airlines flight attendants will vote on a new contract offer next month. Ratification is likely. Later, a combined Alaska/Hawaiian contract must be agreed

The 1.6% rejection rate in the November 2024 election is significantly lower than in the 2022 special primary, when high rejection rates in mostly-Native districts led to civil rights lawsuits.

Nearly 130 bills and resolutions were formally introduced on the first real work day this session for the Alaska State Legislature, including a proposal by Gov. Dunleavy establishing tribally operated public schools and a Juneau lawmaker seeking to make guessing snow accumulation a form of charitable gaming statewide.

Alaska's political leaders are cheering an executive order that aims to boost oil and gas drilling, mining and logging in the state. But environmental groups say Trump's policies are worrisome.

U.S. oil and gas companies are unlikely to expand development in Alaska and the Arctic following President Donald Trump's executive order enabling them to do so, company officials and industry representatives told Reuters,

With aligned majorities in the House and Senate, priorities are set to include education funding, public pensions and election reform.

Murkowski is a moderate with a history of bucking her party and Trump when she has felt it was the right thing to do.