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Democrat Mary Peltola is joining three other candidates in advancing to the August special election for Alaska’s only U.S. House seat

Three of the four candidates who advanced from Alaska’s all-party special House primary last weekend may have familiar names, but the Last Frontier State is living up to its nickname by venturing into unexplored territory in the way it will pick a winner in August to serve the remainder of…

School district officials in Alaska investigating how students at a summer program were served floor sealant instead of milk say the two products were not on the same pallet as first believed

The state’s ranked choice voting system gives incentive for candidates to message across party lines, advocates say.

At least one child was taken to a hospital after a dozen students were served floor sealant during breakfast on Tuesday instead of milk.

The mix-up reportedly stemmed from the two milky substances being delivered on the same pallet, school officials said

The top four vote-getters in the special primary advance to a special election, set for Aug. 16, in which ranked choice voting will be used.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich, independent Al Gross and Democrat Mary Peltola solidified their leads in the race to advance to August’s special general election for Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat, according to an updated ballot count Wednesday.

Palin is attempting her political comeback after more than a decade out of politics.

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Republican Nick Begich have advanced to the August special election for the state’s only U.S. House seat

A dozen students and two adults were served floor sealant instead of milk at a day care summer program at an Alaska elementary school