Latest from the memo: One weird, proven trick to cut the number of mail ballots rejected in Alaska's elections
Hint: It was put on hold in the 2020 general, when every single district happened to see its lowest rejection rate on record.#akleg#akelecthttps://t.co/01dagfVSMe
Really important story from @wesley_early, who might have been the first person I saw flag this issue. About 1 in 8 ballots rejected across rural Alaska, compared to 1 in 25 in Anchorage.https://t.co/swtPofizhB
A chat with Andrew Kitchenman, editor of the Alaska Beacon, about this new publication and their promising crew of veteran journalists focused on becoming a trusted source for state government and politics news.
In this episode we chat with The Blue Alaskan about anonymity, journalism, and the shop element of being a prominent anonymous blogger covering municipal government in Alaska’s biggest city.
Our first interview with Blue took place on March 29th and we decided it would be best to wait and release it after everyone cooled off from the Anchorage municipal elections.