December 20, 2015 Alaska Sen. Mark Begich retracts controversial ad Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Begich is retracting a television ad that an Alaska family said was exploiting a tragedy for political purposes, according to KTVA in Anchorage.
December 20, 2015 Alaska voters reject repeal of 2013 petroleum tax Alaska voters have retained a new petroleum production tax system that offers hope of increased investment and jobs but drew criticism as a giveaway to already profitable oil companies.
December 20, 2015 Pentagon set to test new hypersonic missile The Pentagon will conduct a crucial flight test of a new ultra-high speed missile this week that is a key part of the strategic weapons program of preparing arms that can attack any point on earth in 30 minutes.
December 20, 2015 Nervous? Dems spend big following Sullivan's Alaska GOP primary win Just hours after Dan Sullivan won Alaska’s Republican primary, Democratic groups allied with Sen. Mark Begich went on a spending spree against the state’s former attorney general.
December 20, 2015 Former Alaska AG Sullivan wins GOP Senate primary, eyes vulnerable Dem's seat Republican establishment favorite Dan Sullivan will take on vulnerable Alaska Democratic Sen. Mark Begich in the fall after winning his party’s hotly contested Senate primary on Tuesday.
December 20, 2015 Underdogs seek late surge in 3-way GOP Senate race to take on vulnerable Alaska Dem A trio of Republican candidates in Alaska are battling to the finish for the shot to take on one of this year’s most vulnerable Senate Democrats – but polls indicate the two underdogs in the race will need a late surge to topple the front-runner, former state attorney general Dan Sullivan.
December 20, 2015 Alaska GOP senator to Dem counterpart: Stop using me in your ads An attorney for Sen. Lisa Murkowski has slapped her fellow Alaskan Sen. Mark Begich with a cease and desist letter after the Democrat’s re-election campaign created a television ad touting them as a dynamic duo.
December 20, 2015 Fight heats up over EPA sabotage of Alaska gold mine The Environmental Protection Agency is under fire for a preemptive strike against a massive copper and gold mine in Alaska, where hundreds of billions of dollars and thousands of jobs are at stake.
December 20, 2015 Democrat Begich concedes Alaska Senate race to GOP challenger Sullivan In a post on his Facebook page Monday, Begich said he viewed his time serving Alaska as a “tremendous honor.”
December 20, 2015 Democratic Sen. Begich still won’t concede Alaska race, after rival declared winner Democratic Sen. Mark Begich still won’t concede the Alaska Senate race, even after the Associated Press called it for Republican challenger Dan Sullivan.