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Commentary: Ranked-choice voting was a winner on Election Day

Amidst the postmortems about which party “won” the 2022 midterms, there’s an important story that may have a more enduring impact: the record number of Americans turning to ranked-choice voting for better choices, better campaigns and better representation.

Tribune News Service

Russian embassy says US denied visit to Soviet graves in Alaska

A group of Russian diplomats prevented from visiting graves of Soviet soldiers who died in WWII, state media report.

Al Jazeera

U.S. bars Russian diplomats from Soviet graves on Alaska base - TASS

U.S. officials barred Russian diplomats from visiting the graves of Soviet servicemen at a cemetery on a military base in Alaska, Russian state agency TASS said on Sunday.

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Iditarod dog sled dreams alive for Queensland's Christian Turner

The lush rainforest and intense humidity of tropical Queensland may be the last place you'd expect to find a contender for the world's most famous dog sled race.

ABC News

Santa visit brings joy to a frosty Alaska Inupiaq village

Santa and Mrs. Claus left Rudolph at home to catch a ride recently on an Alaska Air National Guard cargo plane to visit the Inupiac village of Nuiqsut, about 30 miles south of the Arctic Ocean

The Independent UK

Baked Alaska: December seeing unusual warmth across most of the Arctic

Scientists say some of it is the result of random weather from storms, but some is from low sea ice due to climate change caused by people.

Chicago Sun-Times

Alaska continues to lose ground on wages compared with other states, though pay is still high

The "legendary" wages that once coaxed people to Alaska have continued to shrink compared to the rest of the U.S., due partly to a statewide recession before the pandemic and a slow recovery after it, according to a new report from the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

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Mary Peltola will not toe the party line, in the nicest way possible

Ahead of her first full term in Congress, Mary Peltola talks to Richard Hall about taking her pro-fish message to congress, and her first big disagreement with the White House.

The Independent UK

iPhone SOS feature leads authorities to man stranded in Alaska with no cell service

Rescuers find man unhurt and transport him to safety after he was stranded on a snowmachine

The Independent UK

December serving up baked Alaska and warming most of Arctic

Much of the Arctic is in a burst of freak December warming

The Independent UK

Don’t vote for just one: Ranked choice voting is gaining ground

Last month, voters in Nevada, Seattle and at least six other jurisdictions around the country approved measures to change how they elect their leaders. Instead of voting for just one candidate, they instead will rank a slate of candidates.

Tribune News Service

‘A soul wound’: a First Nation built its culture around salmon. Now they have to fly it in frozen

As chinook numbers migrating to Canada fall 95% to record lows, communities are resorting to importing fish to keep their traditions alive

The Guardian - UK

Hospital pediatric units around Alaska are packed as flu, RSV make rounds

Unusually high rates of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, continue to fill pediatric units in hospitals around Alaska, marking a nasty cold and flu season that still hasn't reached its peak.

Tribune News Service

Australian adventurer Lucy Barnard is resuming her attempt to become the first woman to walk from Argentina to Alaska

Australian adventurer Lucy Barnard wants to become the first woman to walk the length of the world — from Argentina to Alaska. And she's hoping to walk almost every step of the way with her pet dog Wombat, who had to stay behind in South America when the pandemic put…

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EPA regional administrator recommends killing Pebble mine, setting stage for final veto

ANCHROAGE, Alaska — The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday moved to deal a major blow to the proposed Pebble mine, a large copper and gold prospect in a salmon-rich Southwest Alaska region that has been hotly contested for more than a decade.

WEKU

3 tribes dealing with the toll of climate change get $75 million to relocate

The Biden administration gave $75 million in aid to the three communities in Alaska and Washington. Eight other Tribal communities received an additional $40 million.

Daily Mirror

Mum in crop top kicked off flight and questioned by cops over 'inappropriate outfit'

Hair stylist Ray Lin Howard shared the video of her being questioned by airport police after she was ejected from an Alaska Airlines flight for 'inappropriate outfit'

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Voters rejected all three ballot measures calling for constitutional conventions

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NTSB urges new safety rules for Alaskan flightseeing tours following fatal crashes

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The National Transportation Safety Board is calling for new federal regulations to safeguard Ketchikan flightseeing tours following years of deadly crashes, several of them involving cruise ship passengers and bad weather.

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Alaska U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski re-elected to a fourth term

Incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) defeated Kelly Tshibaka (R), and Patricia Chesbro (D) in the general election for U.S. Senate in Alaska on November 8, 2022.

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Alaska At-large U.S. Representative Mary Peltola re-elected

Incumbent Rep. Mary Peltola (D) defeated Sarah Palin (R), Nicholas Begich III (R), and Chris Bye (L) in the general election for Alaska’s at-large congressional district. Peltola, Begich, Palin, and Tara Sweeney (R) had advanced from the Aug. 16 top-four primary. Sweeney subsequently withdrew from the race, meaning Bye, the…

Ballotpedia

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy re-elected

Incumbent Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy defeated Les Gara (D), Charlie Pierce (R), and Bill Walker (I) in the general election for governor of Alaska. The four candidates advanced from the top-four primary on Aug. 16. Dunleavy’s victory means that Alaska retains its status as a Republican triplex.

Reason

In Alaska, Ranked Choice Voting Worked

Partisan outrage over Sarah Palin's defeat shouldn't obscure the obvious benefits of better voting systems.

The Independent UK

Murkowski withstands another conservative GOP challenger

Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has again withstood challenges from a conservative faction within her party to win reelection

The Independent UK

Sarah Palin mercilessly mocked on Twitter after Alaska election loss to Mary Peltola: ‘I can see her defeat from my house’

Former governor hoped to reboot political career after retirement and failed vice presidential bid

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