AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoAlaska Elections: The Alaska Division of Elections removed a “Dan Sullivan” namesake challenger from the U.S. Senate primary ballot, ruling the Petersburg candidate filed “for the purpose of confusing or misleading voters,” and also flagged the duplicate as likely ineligible—an unusually high-stakes fight over ballot access. War Powers & Iran: The U.S. Senate again failed to advance a resolution to halt Trump’s military action against Iran, with Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski joining Democrats while the measure fell short on procedure. Ocean Science: Alaska lawmakers joined a broader push to stop the Trump administration from dismantling the $386 million Ocean Observatories Initiative, warning the cuts would gut long-running monitoring off Alaska and beyond. Indigenous Fishing Rights: A court ordered Alaska to pay $1.8 million in attorney fees to Alaska Native corporations after the state lost a Kuskokwim River subsistence fishing rights fight. Coast Guard in Kodiak: The Coast Guard is expanding Base Kodiak with new housing and a child development center, part of a larger Arctic readiness buildout. Aviation & Trade: Alaska Airlines marked construction of a major Portland maintenance hangar, while Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute launched a U.K. campaign tied to a new Seattle–London route to boost Alaskan salmon demand.
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