The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a challenge based on constitutional free speech protections to a voter-approved measure in Alaska that required greater public disclosure of certain political donations as the justices passed up a chance to further curtail campaign finance regulation.

A mostly Democratic coalition majority will lead Alaska’s state House following the 2024 general election. Last week, members of the new coalition announced they had secured more than 21 votes, which is the minimum needed to elect the speaker of the House and control the lower chamber.

The Supreme Court has left in place disclosure rules for campaign contributions that Alaska voters approved in a 2020 ballot measure

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump promised repeatedly during his campaign to expand oil drilling in the U.S., which is good news for political leaders in Alaska, where oil is the economic lifeblood and many felt the Biden administration has obstructed efforts to boost the state’s diminished production.

Republican Nick Begich III declared victory Saturday in the race for Alaska's lone U.S. House seat over incumbent Rep. Mary Peltola. In the latest count of ballots posted Saturday, he maintained his lead over Peltola by more than two percentage points,

The top four candidates on the general election ballot included a Democrat serving a 20-year prison sentence in New York.

Republican Nick Begich has ousted incumbent Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola to win Alaska’s lone House seat, Decision Desk HQ projects. That marks 220 seats for Republicans, surpassing the 218 needed to control the chamber.

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Republican U.S. House candidate Nick Begich III moved closer to defeating Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola after 46,000 additional Alaska ballots were counted by Wednesday. Begich was ahead by 10,133 votes before Tuesday’s ballot count. He now leads by 9,435 votes, or just over 3%.

The justices did not comment Monday in rejecting arguments from donors who challenged as unconstitutional the disclaimers that are required for ads and the reporting required for contributions greater than $2,

The Alaska Division of Elections released the results from 17,000 ballots Friday, but thousands of additional ballots remain to be counted, according to figures provided by the division. The latest count,

Alaska elections officials are set to release additional election results on Tuesday from tens of thousands of voters, which could shape the results of several tight races, including Alaska's U.S. House race.