AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoAlaska Elections & Governance: Twenty-three Alaska lawmakers are urging the Division of Elections to immediately restore voting status for 3,048 Alaskans deactivated over outdated citizenship data, warning the August primary is too close for administrative errors to block eligible voters. Campaign Finance: Alaskans will vote Aug. 18 on Ballot Measure 2, which would reimpose state-level limits on individual and group donations to candidates, capping contributions at $2,000 per election for individuals and $4,000 per candidate for groups. State Budget & Tourism: The Legislature has distributed $37.5 million in previously unspent cruise ship passenger tax funds, sending Homer $125,000 and other shares to 16 communities based on cruise visitor counts. Local Government: Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly members are set to discuss travel/training for 2027, consider a consolidated code of conduct, and hold a work session and public hearing on whether to seek areawide library powers. Public Safety & Courts: An Anchorage jury declared an Eagle River man, Tony Kronos, presumptively dead after his disappearance last year, though the verdict did not specify a manner of death. Infrastructure Update: Temporary repairs to the Fish Creek Levee near Hyder are nearing completion after July 16 flooding from a glacial outburst reshaped the Salmon River and damaged a wildlife observation walkway.
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