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    Election 2018
    Republican governor candidate Mike Dunleavy, left, and Democratic governor candidate Mark Begich, right, faced each other in their first head-to-head debate just 90 minutes after incumbent independent Gov. Bill Walker announced he was suspending his campaign. (Composite image)
    Begich, Dunleavy meet in first head-to-head debate
    By James Brooks • October 24, 2018 8:50 pm

    Begich praised Walker’s decision. Dunleavy didn’t say the incumbent’s name.

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    Republican Mike Dunleavy, left, and Democrat Mark Begich, right, are the two leading candidates in the race to replace incumbent independent Gov. Bill Walker. (Composite image)
    After Walker quits, governor race now ‘down to...
    By James Brooks • October 24, 2018 7:25 pm

    Mike Dunleavy still leads the race to become Alaska’s next governor, latest poll shows.

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    Chum salmon are loaded into a tote at Alaska Glacier Seafoods in this Juneau Empire file photo. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
    Lawmakers speak against salmon prop
    By Kevin Gullufsen • October 17, 2018 10:00 am

    Alaska’s congressional delegation spoke up about state politics on Saturday, urging Alaskans to vote against a controversial salmon habitat protection…

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    <span class="neFMT neFMT_PhotoCredit">Courtesy photo</span>                                A collection of signs confiscated in Juneau is seen at an Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities facility on July 24, 2018 in this image provided by the DOT.
    Signs of trouble: ACLU and pro-Dunleavy campaign launch...
    By James Brooks • August 29, 2018 5:50 pm

    They’re the signs of the times, and they’re causing problems.

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    A spawning chum salmon looks to return to the waters of Salmon Creek on Tuesday, July 24, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
    Supreme Court approves Stand for Salmon ballot initiative
    By James Brooks • August 15, 2018 2:53 pm

    The Alaska Supreme Court on Wednesday approved the Stand for Salmon ballot initiative for this fall’s elections, but not before deleting some provisions that violate the Alaska Constitution.

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