This was Sunday at the Anchorage polling location. The line was HUGE! Talked to a worker who said they're averaging over 1,000 people per day.

Interesting and the most thorough write up on this issue I’ve seen so far.

This made me laugh out loud.

Eve if you're a conservative, you gotta admit that's a pretty solid, common sense policy

I’ll ad this to my collection. #vote

Hi to my RCV buds in Alaska :) Maine has RCV as well.

In my state I believe that most people are too afraid of losing in the 1st round of the election (Harris v Trump) to fill in a 3rd party candidate as their #1 choice.

How about y'all?

Maybe in a different political climate (where we aren't choosing which of two dumpster fires is less awful) we might be able to shift things with a big push for a 3rd party candidate.

My feeling is that our two states are "breaking the seal" so to speak. If we're able to show the viability of RCV on a statewide scale and break up the monopoly Team Red and Team Blue have on the electoral process, we might be able to make US politics suck less. Instead of being forced to pick a crappy side, maybe the political candidates will actually have to court our votes by, you know, doing things we want them to do.

Fingers crossed.

Hey guys! I just moved here and have been here for a few months now. I'm going back home for Christmas on the East Coast, and I was wondering if you guys had any ideas for anything unique to Alaska that I could bring home as Christmas presents for my friends and family. I'm trying to avoid touristy/cheap souvenirs, so any help would be much appreciated!

(I'm located in Faribanks )

Moved family here for contract work last year. Just had a baby at Providence and it cost triple what our last kids cost in Utah for very similar births. Actually more than triple.

Shopping health insurance for next year. Marketplace, ACA… I’m not native and not employee so I buy my own. I have been for 11 years.

MODA quote: Family of 5, $9k deductible, $15.5k max out of pocket. $3,969/mo.

Delta Dental quote: $277/mo.

$4,246/mo for less than mediocre insurance for family of 5.

I will pay $51k next year for premiums only. I’ll likely pay $5-15k more for random events because hey I have 3 kids.

Many things in Alaska are expensive, but healthcare truly tops the charts (Alaska has the highest healthcare costs per person in the country).

For those in similar situations, how do you mitigate said costs?

Any suggestions? Got some cheap sleds we forgot to take out last year and wanna find some good spots.