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Information on the races and the tools you need to vote. Alaska Votes: 2024. Final report before presidential election shows just 12,000 jobs added after hurricanes, strikes. BY Casey Quinlan - November 1, 2024. BRIEF. Alaskans charged $5.78 billion for hospital stays last year, state report says. BY Yereth Rosen - November 1, 2024.
Begich leads in early results, with Alaska’s U.S. House race too …
10 hours ago · With 109 of 403 precincts reporting results at 8:44 p.m., Republican candidate Nick Begich led Democratic incumbent Rep. Mary Peltola by just under 3 percentage points. Begich had 48.6% of the votes so far, and Peltola had 45.7%. Few precincts have yet reported results from Democratic-leaning rural Alaska, which favors Peltola, or the ...
Election Day in Alaska: When to expect results, and what to look …
1 day ago · The line of early voters wraps around the corner of the state Division of Election offce in Anchorage on Nov. 1, 2024. (Photo by Yereth Rosen / Alaska Beacon) On Election Day, polling stations are scheduled to be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., and the first initial results should be posted online about 9:15 p.m., based on prior schedules.
In much larger numbers than in past years, Alaskans opted for …
14 hours ago · Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance smiles after greeting Rep. Mary Peltola on Nov. 4, 2024, at the early voting polling station at City Hall. Carrying several coffee drinks and hot chocolates is Peltola aide Anton McParland. Peltola spent nearly two hours in line at the site before casting her vote; LaFrance said she had not voted at the time but ...
How to vote in Alaska: Options abound, but the deadline is almost …
2 days ago · Read the Alaska Beacon 2024 Voter Guide. On Election Day, polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Election Day procedures are explained by the Alaska Division of Elections. To validate their eligibility, voters need to bring a voter identification card, driver’s license, state ID, other photo ID, passport or even a hunting or fishing license.
Data centers, which require massive amounts of energy and few …
1 day ago · Gov. Mike Dunleavy is courting major tech companies to establish data centers in Alaska at a time when the state is already facing an impending electricity crisis. The data centers, which are springing up throughout the Lower 48 states, require massive amounts of energy and water. Dunleavy has ...
Alaskans charged $5.78 billion for hospital stays last year, state ...
5 days ago · Alaskans were charged about $5.78 billion for hospital stays in 2023, according to an annual report published by the state Department of Health. Total charges increased from $5.31 billion in 2022 and $4.94 billion in 2021, according to the report. The figures were released in the Alaska Health Facilities Data Reporting Program 2023 Annual ...
In Fairbanks, Begich and Peltola offer sharply different views of ...
Oct 10, 2024 · Alaska’s two leading U.S. House candidates are offering significantly different views on the role of federal spending, a cornerstone of Alaska’s economy. Speaking to members of the Alaska Chamber of Commerce on Thursday in Fairbanks, incumbent Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola promoted her support of ...
Alaska’s U.S. House candidates face each other three times in three ...
Oct 7, 2024 · Because the Alaska Federation of Natives canceled its U.S. House forum, Alaska’s two main U.S. House candidates are scheduled to participate in only five face-to-face meetings during the general election. One has already taken place. At 7 p.m. Tuesday, Begich, Howe and Peltola are scheduled to participate in the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce’s ...
Living costs, housing, energy and ‘Moosemas’ are among U.S.
Aug 6, 2024 · Election 2024; Living costs, housing, energy and ‘Moosemas’ are among U.S. House candidates’ biggest targets In the Alaska Beacon candidate questionnaire, 10 of 12 House candidates share what they see as Alaska’s largest need