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Behind-the-scenes reporting on Alaska elections, candidate money, City Hall, the state legislature, and public-interest accountability.
Groups exploited what one critic describes as an “outrageous” loophole allowing donor information to remain hidden until after ballots are cast.
A resource industry executive weighs in anonymously.
Why a call for an apology from Mary Peltola falls short.
The GOP money matches the more than $1 million that Democratic-aligned groups have put into the race in recent days.
There's a stark contrast between candidates in the U.S. Senate and House races.
The Democratic Governors Association is backing Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, known as JKT, while Republicans haven’t reported similar spending – yet.
Former President Donald Trump claimed Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan has not voted in years, but state voting records confirm Sullivan has cast ballots more than 30 times since 2000.
It's been more than two decades since Alaska elected a Democratic governor.
Independent Bill Walker, meanwhile, spent a mere $10 to win each of his 7,333 votes.
David Leslie, a longtime Fairbanks activist, scored a surprise fourth-place finish in preliminary results in Alaska’s U.S. Senate primary.
Scott Kendall says efforts by incompetent Outside consultants are more likely to help the very candidates that they’re intended to harm — and in reality, the real-world impact will be nothing at all.
The ‘Real Alaskan’ is cheap repackaging of what one historian describes as hunter-heroes, Kaitlin Jade Armstrong writes in an opinion piece.
“I absolutely should have seen this coming,” said Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins.
Alaska's gubernatorial campaigns have raised nearly $9 million. We broke down where it came from.
Candidates weigh in on how they'd use AI in their administration, as well as safeguards they'd adopt.
Need help making sense of the crowded field? Northern Journal has your back.
We also ask what album candidates would bring if they were stranded on the remote Bering Sea island of St. Matthew.
The super PAC-type group hasn’t reported any fundraising yet, but it’s working with professional political operatives.
The clock is ticking before a June 1 filing deadline.
Candidates tell us how they'd respond to threats like typhoons and thawing permafrost, and with whom they'd want to dine — living or dead.
Candidates tell us how they'd respond to threats like typhoons and thawing permafrost, and with whom they'd want to dine — living or dead.
Gubernatorial hopefuls are blasting Alaska's trawlers for catching salmon. Now industry allies have launched a radio ad campaign.
Candidates propose their PFD amounts — and tell us the last time they rode an Alaska state ferry.
Candidates share what they'd propose for a per-student schools budget, and dish about their whips.
Many candidates say they'll make the $40 billion-plus LNG project a priority.
New from Northern Journal: a recurring survey of candidates for governor.
Alaska's senior senator speaks to some of the major congressional debates from the past year.
The Eskay Creek project is one of several prospective mines near the British Columbia-Alaska border, where the government and industry have promised new investments.
"Give them all MY LOVE. Wow!" Trump said in one of his messages to Gov. Mike Dunleavy, who says he tries not to abuse his access to one of the most powerful men in the world.
The filing deadline for the 2026 elections is still nearly a year away. But Democrats in Alaska and Outside are anxiously awaiting a decision about which office Peltola will run for.
Canada’s federal government plans to fund a key road at the Galore Creek development, along a major salmon bearing river that flows into Southeast Alaska near the fishing town of Wrangell.
