AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoAlaska Election: Mary Peltola widened her lead over Sen. Dan Sullivan to 4,250 votes, with 49% of the tally; ballots are still being counted, and ranked-choice voting could decide the race. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins leads the governor’s contest but remains just shy of an outright win. Public Safety: Jack Sabàto, 32, was arrested in connection with the fatal hit-and-run that killed Anchorage pedestrian Carl Simmonds, 42. Arctic Development: Alaska approved a 50-year land lease for a proposed $500 million natural-gas-powered data center on the North Slope. The project still needs permits and could bring up to 1,500 workers during construction. Alaska History: Researchers say a site near Nenana, inhabited about 13,800 years ago, is the oldest known dwelling in the Western Hemisphere. Arctic Security: Coast Guard icebreaker Storis visited Juneau after a four-and-a-half-month deployment, during which its crew monitored foreign research vessels in Arctic waters.
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