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The event is normally a key part of statewide political campaigns but was squeezed out by other priorities, a top organizer said.
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Rose “Sugar” Henderson is one of five candidates running for four seats on Bethel City Council, and the only incumbent council member running for re-election. She sat down with KYUK to talk about why she wants another term on the council, and what she’d like to focus on if re-elected to local office.
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It's the joint nature of the exercises off Alaska that are unusual, the U.S. senator said. In response, the U.S. Army sent soldiers to Shemya.
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House Republicans are divided and appear to lack the votes on their own to avert a government shutdown.
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The Alaska Native regional corporation for Western Alaska said that it won't be endorsing incumbent State Rep. Conrad "CJ" McCormick for re-election, and will instead be backing newcomer and Toksook Bay resident Nellie Jimmie.
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Alaska will be the second state to use ranked choice voting in a presidential election, following Maine’s experience in 2020.
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On Sept. 11, four of the five candidates vying for council seats made their cases for how to strengthen the community, and what they can bring to the table.
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The candidates running for the 2024 Bethel City Council are Pamela Conrad, Alicia Miner, Rose "Sugar Henderson, Danny Suiter, and W.G. Anaruk (not in attendance at the 2024 Bethel City Council Candidates Forum).
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In the race to represent the lower Kuskokwim in House District 38, most of the votes from Bethel went to incumbent Rep. Conrad “CJ” McCormick, a Democrat from Bethel. Villages outside of the hub went largely to newcomer candidate Nellie Jimmie, a Democrat from Toksook Bay.
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Senate Bill 151 establishes a new MMIP Review Commission, a nine-member body responsible for reviewing unsolved MMIP cases and submitting reports to the Alaska Legislature. The bill also mandates Indigenous cultural training for new police officers in Alaska and at least two full-time MMIP investigators.
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Reproductive rights advocates blasted the veto of House Bill 17, saying it would maintain a barrier to public health.
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Recently, President Biden’s domestic policy advisor Neera Tanden took a trip to Alaska to see the on-the-ground impact of federal programs. She focused on issues like housing, education, health care, public safety, and how they affect Alaska Native people.