Also: APOC found that Kodiak Rep. Louise Stutes failed to properly describe expenditures, improperly reimbursed herself for campaign expenses, used campaign funds for legislative business and filed incomplete campaign finance reports.
Economists say a steep decline in federal jobs in Alaska during the last few months of 2025 show a clear picture of the extent of DOGE’s cuts after workers who took deferred resignation offers were removed from the federal government’s payrolls.
Alaska's Sen. Lisa Murkowski, in announcing her opposition, cited the Justice Department’s handling of files related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, the sweeping tax audit immunity deal and the proposed “Anti-Weaponization Fund.”
Among the violations, APOC found that Kodiak Rep. Louise Stutes failed to properly describe expenditures, improperly reimbursed herself for campaign expenses, used campaign funds for legislative business and filed incomplete campaign finance reports.
Super PACs boosting lesser-known candidates in Alaska's U.S. Senate race appear to be trying to “dilute the vote” for the leading GOP and Democratic hopefuls, one strategist says. (via Northern Journal-Anchorage Press)
The administration is seeking to change safety rules for oil operations in Arctic waters off Alaska, a region where exploration and development projects have stalled. (via Alaska Beacon)
