Friday Oct. 30, 2026 KUAC News stories:
1. Gov. Mike Dunleavy has ordered an investigation into an effort by the Mary Peltola campaign to recruit a same-name challenger to Sen. Dan Sullivan.
2. The New York Times reporter who broke the story on the same-name challenger to oppose Sen. Sullivan says Peltola’s ex-campaign manager was a major source.
3. Former Anchorage mayor and Republican candidate for Alaska governor Dave Bronson says in a talk show interview that his experience leading the state's largest city puts him ahead of his rivals.
4. The new director of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention visited Alaska this week to learn why the state has such high tuberculosis rates.
5. The rising cost of making traditional Alaska Native garments and transporting them to customers has made it difficult for the artisans who produce the merchandise to make a profit.
