Retiring teacher, coach urges Colony grads to ‘find their 68’
By Jeremiah Bartz Frontiersman.com A football coach using a hockey reference as the centerpiece for his keynote address may
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Counting our ballots
By Christian Hartley Now You Know The ballots have closed (except the postal ones), and now the hardest work begins.
As dropbox program ends, most Alaska absentee voters will pay $1.46 to cast their ballots
By James Brooks Alaska Beacon The Alaska Division of Elections has not continued a ballot dropbox program operated in coordination
Making and breaking cities in Alaska
By Christian Hartley Now You Know Communities grow and change, and sometimes it makes sense to adjust a city'
Alaska Lt. Gov. Dahlstrom approves campaign-finance ballot measure for 2026 vote
By James Brooks Alaska Beacon With less than a month to go before the 2024 election, some Alaskans are already
Unsung heroes of local government: Municipal clerks
By Christian Hartley Now You Know When we think about the local government, we usually picture mayors and city councils.
Alaska’s voter registration deadline is Sunday, but most residents don’t need to worry
By James Broosk Alaska Beacon Sunday, Oct. 6, is the deadline to register as an Alaska voter for the November
Understanding strong mayor vs. strong manager
By Christian Hartley Now You know The way local government runs a city or borough can affect the lives of
Two different MSB candidates face same disqualification issue
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com The Matanuska-Susitna Borough (MSB) elections are weeks away and preparations are being made for
Ranked Choice Voting: Preference not selection
By Christian Hartley Now You Know Have you ever felt like your vote didn't really count? Or wished
Alaska’s pre-primary election turnout is down from extraordinary 2022 and 2020 primaries
By James Brooks Alaska Beacon Voter turnout ahead of Alaska’s Aug. 20 primary election is down from the past
City classifications: 1st class vs. 2nd class cities
By Christian Hartley Now You Know Not all cities are created equal. There are important differences between first-class and
Legislation passed after the Constitutional deadline vetoed by Governor Dunleavy
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com Governor Mike Dunleavy has vetoed the five bills (HB 19, 29, 122, 189, 203) passed