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Texas judge indicted for voter fraud along with five others in vote harvesting scheme

4 days ago | mustreadalaska.com | Suzanne Downing

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the indictments and arrests of six individuals, including multiple public officials, in connection with a vote harvesting scheme uncovered in Frio County, about 50 miles south of San Antonio. The charges stem from a multi-year election integrity investigation conducted by the Attorney General’s Criminal Investigation Division, which executed search warrants in Frio, Atascosa, and Bexar Counties in August 2024.
Alaska acts to protect caribou herd after court declines to block bear culling plan

4 days ago | mustreadalaska.com | Suzanne Downing

The Alaska Department of Law filed more legal briefs in the ongoing court proceedings surrounding the intensive management of the Mulchatna caribou herd. The filings come in response to a May 7 Superior Court order that addressed, but did not overturn, the state’s emergency bear removal regulation. The matter stems from a lawsuit by the Alaska Wildlife Alliance.
Trump said the price of eggs would come down quickly. What actually happened?

4 days ago | mustreadalaska.com | Suzanne Downing

The Left has obsessed about the price of eggs, which soared to record prices during President Joe Biden’s presidency and which became a stump speech topic of Donald Trump, the candidate, who said he would bring the price down. Eggs across the United States have indeed decreased by $2.45 a wholesale dozen, or 42.25% since the beginning of 2025, according to trading on a contract for difference (derivative trading at TradingEconomics.com) that tracks the wholesale benchmark market.
Breaking: Dunleavy signs hiring freeze, travel restrictions

5 days ago | mustreadalaska.com | Suzanne Downing

In an administrative order signed Friday, Gov. Mike Dunleavy ordered a hiring freeze and travel restrictions across most state departments. The order, effective immediately, freezes out-of-state travel, hiring, and the development of new regulations across all executive branch agencies. The last time that Alaska state government had a hiring freeze was in March of 2020, implemented after a sharp drop in oil prices.
Murkowski gets onboard with Team Patel, the man she tried to block for FBI director

5 days ago | mustreadalaska.com | Suzanne Downing

In a political pivot, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who previously voted against the confirmation of Kash Patel as FBI director, now says she is actively working with him — praising parts of his approach while pushing for concrete action on longstanding justice issues affecting Native communities and public safety in Alaska.
Governor Dunleavy asks Legislature to work with him on long-range fiscal strategy

5 days ago | mustreadalaska.com | Suzanne Downing

Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued a formal message to both chambers of the Alaska Legislature on Friday, urging lawmakers from both parties to work with his administration on a comprehensive fiscal strategy aimed at addressing the state’s long-standing budgetary challenges. In his letter to the House and Senate, read into the record, Dunleavy emphasized the urgency of developing a durable, long-term fiscal plan.
Hostile neighbor: State of Washington sues Trump over his emergency order that helps Alaska economy

5 days ago | mustreadalaska.com | Suzanne Downing

Washington state is the lead state a coalition of 15 states in a federal lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring a “national energy emergency,” and his order to agencies to hurry up on environmental reviews for fossil fuel projects. The lawsuit, announced by Democrat Washington Attorney General Nick Brown, was filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.
Alaska Supreme Court reverses dismissal in Anchorage vagrant campsite abatement case

5 days ago | mustreadalaska.com | Suzanne Downing

The Alaska Supreme Court on Friday issued a ruling in Gregory Smith v. Municipality of Anchorage that overturns the Superior Court’s dismissal of an appeal that challenged the Anchorage’s campsite abatement process. The case stems from a June 2022 notice posted by the Municipality at Davis Park, a notorious occupation of public property. The notice announced a “zone campsite abatement” to clear the area of unauthorized campsites.
DeLena Johnson: House Bill 209 turns the PFD into an entitlement check

5 days ago | mustreadalaska.com | Suzanne Downing

House Bill 209 would be a game changer for our Permanent Fund dividends. The overarching impact of the bill, offered by Anchorage Rep. Zack Fields, would be to transform the PFD — your annual share of Alaska’s oil wealth — into a targeted entitlement program. When the dividend program was envisioned by Gov. Jay Hammond, it was never intended to be any such thing. Gov.
Alaska superintendents jump on tax-and-spend train, while conservative groups open up (meme) warfare

6 days ago | mustreadalaska.com | Suzanne Downing

The Alaska Superintendents Association issued a formal statement after meeting with Gov. Mike Dunleavy. The superintendents publicly urged the governor to not veto House Bill 57, legislation that he has indicated he plans to veto because it contains none of the education reforms he has asked for. House Bill 57 is spending for schools without any real expectation from the schools for improving results.