Iris Samuels

One Anchorage resident has spent $186,000 on Alaska’s legislative races this year.

A roundup of Alaska election news.

Progressive and moderate candidates continue to draw more spending than conservative Republicans.

A state report says groups that backed a ballot measure to repeal Alaska’s voting system have continued to flaunt campaign reporting requirements.

A retirement overhaul could have far-reaching consequences for tens of thousands of state employees and their families, and many say it could help address the state’s challenges in recruiting and keeping employees in key sectors. Opponents say it could saddle the state with an unmanageable financial commitment.

The candidates in Alaska’s high-stakes U.S. House race met Monday for a final time before the November election.

The election bill would have removed a requirement for a witness signature on absentee ballots.

Peltola raised $3.1 million in August and September while Begich raised less than $780,000.

A separate ballot measure seeking to eliminate Alaska’s open primaries and ranked choice general election system has also seen heavily skewed fundraising efforts.

Under proposed regulations, the Office of Education Advocacy will accept complaints from the public against school districts in Alaska.

Of the $4.4 million in funds raised by candidates this year, $2.8 million has gone to candidates who support bipartisan coalitions.

The governor’s office collected contact information from 2,256 people in four months.

A ballot measure seeking to repeal ranked choice voting could also have far-reaching implications for Alaska’s primary system.

School spending is a key issue in competitive legislative races after lawmakers in March sustained the governor’s veto of a major education funding boost.

Attorney General Treg Taylor said the requirements under a rule meant to protect transgender people were “impossible to meet.”