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Alaska Asks Supreme Court for Clarity on Election Day Rules
(Anchorage, AK) – Last week, the State of Alaska filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking clarity on election day rules in its case Watson v. Republican National Committee, No. 24-1260. In 2024, the Republican National Committee and the Republican Party of Mississippi challenged Mississippi’s law that allowed absentee ballots received shortly […]
‘Put an End to This Narcissism’: New Bill Would Ban Naming of Federal Assets After Sitting Presidents
“It’s no secret that President Trump is undermining democracy and moving this country toward authoritarianism,” said US Sen. Bernie Sanders. “Part of that strategy is to create the myth of the ‘Great Leader’ by naming public buildings after himself.” Legislation introduced Tuesday in the US Senate would prohibit the naming or renaming of federal buildings, land, and […]
Galena Man Pleads Guilty As-Charged to Assault in the First Degree, Sentenced to 10 Years
(Fairbanks, AK) –On Jan. 9, 2026, Albert Nickoli pled guilty to Assault in the First Degree for allegations stemming from a June 2024 assault on Hillary Evans. On June 11, 2024, Nickoli contacted Ms. Evans at her home in Galena, Alaska, in violation of conditions imposed in another case. He repeatedly assaulted her over an […]