The Alaska Legislature will take up election reform proposals this session, with Gov. Mike Dunleavy introducing a bill through the House, and the Senate majority caucus planning to introduce its own reforms later this week.

Their total bill is now approaching a quarter-million dollars after a failed effort during the 2024 campaign season.

The switch to inflation-adjusted salaries will automatically take effect after the next election unless lawmakers and the governor reject it.

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Nearly 130 bills and resolutions were formally introduced on the first real work day this session for the Alaska State Legislature, including a proposal by Gov. Dunleavy establishing tribally operated public schools and a Juneau lawmaker seeking to make guessing snow accumulation a form of charitable gaming statewide.

Several lawmakers also submitted elections-related bills as part of prefiled legislation ahead of the start of the session.

The decision does not prevent a notice-and-cure system from being established through the legislative process ANCHORAGE — On Friday, the Alaska Superior Court denied a motion filed on behalf of the League of Women Voters,

In the early days of President Donald Trump’s second term, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski had openly challenged or rebuked him at least three times

Dunleavy’s bill, which was introduced in the House and Senate on Wednesday, would also close in-person early voting five days prior to Election Day. More than 73,000 Alaska voted early in the most recent general election, including more than 15,000 who cast their early ballots in the five days preceding the election.

The Alaska Public Offices Commission issued its unanimous final order in the long-running case, fining the already-embattled groups another nearly $157,000.

Ado Machida, a Tokyo-based businessman who served on Trump's transition team after his 2016 election victory, said an offer by Japan to buy more LNG and support the Alaska LNG pipeline would be "probably the easiest" way to win over Trump.