Mark Begich Archives

Off to the races: Raven News offers three back-to-back debate broadcasts

by KCAW News | Oct 19, 2018 | Featured Programs

The midterm elections are November 6th, 2018 and Raven Radio has a trifecta of campaign broadcasts! On October 24th at 6:30 p.m., Sitka High students will host a debate between Alaska House incumbent Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (D) and challenger Richard Wein (R). On October 25th at 7 p.m., we’ll broadcast a one-hour "Debate for the State" with candidates for Alaska Governor, Mike Dunleavy (R) and Mark Begich (D), and on October 26th at 7 p.m., we'll broadcast a one-hour debate program with U.S. House incumbent Don Young (R) and challenger Alyse Galvin (I). Read More

Governor Walker suspends campaign and backs Begich

by Andrew Kitchenman, Alaska Public Media & KTOO, Juneau | Oct 19, 2018 | Local News

Alaska Governor Bill Walker suspended his re-election campaign today and threw his support behind Democrat Mark Begich. Walker made the decision after talking with many Alaskans about whether he or Begich had a better chance against Dunleavy. Read More

In run for governor, Begich says voters deserve a choice

by Katherine Rose | Aug 20, 2018 | Election Coverage, Local News, Syndicated

Former United States Senator Mark Begich visited Sitka earlier this month, and after a few years out of the political scene, Begich is throwing his hat in the ring for the governor's race. Read More

Southeast votes for Walker, Begich, Dunbar

by Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska News | Nov 5, 2014 | Local News, Syndicated

Sen. Mark Begich would be headed back to Washington, D.C., had the rest of the state voted like Southeast. Bill Walker would have solidly won the governor’s race. And Forrest Dunbar would have probably squeaked by. Read More

Groups hope MSA update won’t move fish conservation ‘backwards’

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Sep 17, 2014 | Local News, Syndicated

A number of regional fishing associations are joining forces to strengthen the Magnuson-Stevens Act. The Sitka-based Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association announced last week (9-9-14) that the new organization wants to ensure that Congress makes protecting fish stocks a priority as it prepares to reauthorize the nation’s most important law governing the harvest of seafood in federal waters. Read More