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The Daily Alaska Codex is the newsroom's reference of the organizations, people, places and projects that appear in The Daily Alaska's coverage of Alaska housing, energy, politics, the economy and everyday life. Each entry is maintained by The Daily Alaska newsroom and links to the stories that mention it.

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Ann RichardsPeople
Ann Richards co-owned Little Richard's Family Diner in North Pole, Alaska with her husband Edward for more than sixteen years before retiring.
1 stories · 0 updates this month

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Barbara HaneyPeople
Barbara Haney is a former Fairbanks North Star Borough Assemblymember who led the citizens' initiative behind Proposition 3.
1 stories · 2 updates this month
Bernadette WilsonPeople
Bernadette Wilson is a Republican candidate for Alaska governor who opposes hyperscale data centers she says would strain the state's resources.
0 stories · 2 updates this month
Bill WalkerPeople
Bill Walker is a former governor of Alaska now running as an independent candidate in Alaska's 2026 governor's race.
1 stories · 0 updates this month
Blake AllenPeople
Blake Allen is the CEO of the Alaska State Fair.
1 stories · 0 updates this month

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Calvin SchragePeople
Calvin Schrage is an Alaska state representative from Anchorage who has sponsored legislation on campaign finance.
1 stories · 0 updates this month
Christian HartleyPeople
Christian Hartley is the director of the Houston Fire Department in Houston, Alaska.
1 stories · 0 updates this month
Christopher HenckePeople
Christopher Hencke is a playwright whose work Mystery at the Black Dog Tavern was selected for a worldwide premiere by the Kenai Performers.
1 stories · 0 updates this month
Cori MillsPeople
Cori Mills is Alaska's acting attorney general, serving as the state's chief legal officer.
1 stories · 1 updates this month
Curtis ThayerPeople
Curtis Thayer leads the Alaska Energy Authority, the state agency overseeing energy infrastructure and power supply planning.
1 stories · 0 updates this month

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Dan SullivanPeople
Dan Sullivan is a U.S. Senator from Alaska.
2 stories · 12 updates this month
Dave BronsonPeople
Dave Bronson is a Republican candidate for Alaska governor who supports data center development, especially projects that generate their own power.
0 stories · 2 updates this month
David ChapaPeople
David Chapa is the general manager of The Daily Alaska, responsible for the newsroom systems, the website, the newsletter and the advertising and events operati
0 stories · 0 updates this month
Dr. Margaret SmiechowskiPeople
Dr. Margaret Smiechowski is one of the earliest pioneers of salt cave therapy design in the United States.
1 stories · 0 updates this month

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Eddie Burke Jr.People
Eddie Burke Jr. is an Anchorage musher competing in Alaska mid distance and long distance sled dog races.
1 stories · 0 updates this month
Edna DeVriesPeople
Edna DeVries is the mayor of the Mat-Su Borough in Alaska.
1 stories · 0 updates this month
Edward RichardsPeople
Edward Richards co-owned Little Richard's Family Diner in North Pole, Alaska with his wife Ann for more than sixteen years before retiring.
1 stories · 0 updates this month

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Governor DunleavyPeople
Mike Dunleavy is the Governor of Alaska, responsible for signing or vetoing legislation passed by the Alaska Legislature.
1 stories · 6 updates this month
Grier HopkinsPeople
Grier Hopkins is the Mayor of Fairbanks North Star Borough, leading the borough's current comprehensive planning process.
3 stories · 0 updates this month

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Janet GoetzPeople
Janet Goetz was a longtime Anchorage resident whose bequest created the trust funding a downtown Anchorage public library.
1 stories · 1 updates this month
Jay RamrasPeople
Jay Ramras owns Pike's Waterfront Lodge in Fairbanks, Alaska.
1 stories · 0 updates this month
Jonathan Kreiss TomkinsPeople
Jonathan Kreiss Tomkins is the Democratic candidate for Alaska governor who has proposed a moratorium on new data centers until the Legislature writes rules for
0 stories · 0 updates this month

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Kelly MoneymakerPeople
Kelly Moneymaker is a Fairbanks-born vocalist, songwriter, and filmmaker who sang in the platinum-selling vocal group Exposé and has recorded with artists inclu
1 stories · 0 updates this month
Kevin McCabePeople
Kevin McCabe is a State Representative from Big Lake in the Alaska State Legislature.
1 stories · 0 updates this month

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Lisa MurkowskiPeople
Lisa Murkowski is a U.S. Senator from Alaska who has served in the Senate since 2002.
1 stories · 5 updates this month
Loki TobinPeople
Loki Tobin is an Anchorage state senator in the Alaska Legislature who sponsors SB 250 addressing AI data center development.
1 stories · 0 updates this month
Lyle LovettPeople
Lyle Lovett is a country music artist scheduled to perform the final show at the Alaska State Fair's Borealis Theatre before its demolition.
1 stories · 0 updates this month

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Mark BegichPeople
Mark Begich is cited as a driving force behind the push for investment and revitalization in Anchorage's east downtown corridor.
1 stories · 0 updates this month
Mayor LaFrancePeople
LaFrance serves as Mayor of Anchorage, where she oversees city policy including proposed tax and budget measures.
1 stories · 3 updates this month
Michael BowlesPeople
Michael Bowles is a member of the Mat-Su Borough Assembly in Southcentral Alaska.
0 stories · 0 updates this month
Mike DunleavyPeople
Mike Dunleavy is the governor of Alaska.
6 stories · 9 updates this month
Mike RobbinsPeople
Mike Robbins is the director of the Anchorage Community Development Authority.
1 stories · 0 updates this month
Mindy O'NeallPeople
Mindy O'Neall is the Mayor of the City of Fairbanks, Alaska.
1 stories · 1 updates this month

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Natasha von ImhofPeople
Natasha von Imhof is a former Alaska state senator who co-chaired the Senate Finance Committee, chaired Legislative Budget and Audit, served on the Anchorage Sc
1 stories · 0 updates this month

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Patrick SimpsonPeople
Patrick Simpson is the founder of Alaska Plastic Recovery, an Anchorage company that turns recycled plastic into building material.
1 stories · 0 updates this month
Phil MorinPeople
Phil Morin is a director with the Kenai Performers community theater in Soldotna, Alaska.
1 stories · 0 updates this month

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Rainey SpurlockPeople
Rainey Spurlock is a 17 year old from Palmer, Alaska, who became UAA's youngest graduate on record and works as an actress.
1 stories · 0 updates this month
Randy HoffbeckPeople
Randy Hoffbeck is Alaska's former revenue commissioner and Bill Walker's running mate in the 2026 governor's race.
1 stories · 0 updates this month
Richard WiesPeople
Richard Wies is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Alaska Fairbanks specializing in isolated power systems.
1 stories · 0 updates this month

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Slav LundPeople
Slav Lund is the founder, host and publisher of The Daily Alaska, an independent Alaska news publisher. Lund is a U.S. Army veteran with 14 years of service, a
0 stories · 0 updates this month
Stephanie EllisPeople
Stephanie Ellis is an Anchorage mother who rented a $40 community garden plot to cut her family's grocery and gas costs amid rising Alaska living expenses.
1 stories · 0 updates this month
Suzanne LaFrancePeople
Suzanne LaFrance is the Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska.
6 stories · 3 updates this month

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Ted StevensPeople
Ted Stevens represented Alaska in the U.S. Senate from 1968 to 2009, the longest tenure of any Republican senator, after serving as a decorated Army Air Corps p
2 stories · 6 updates this month
Tom BegichPeople
Tom Begich is a Democrat running as a candidate in Alaska's 2026 governor's race.
1 stories · 0 updates this month
Treg TaylorPeople
Treg Taylor is a Republican candidate for Alaska governor who wants data centers to bring their own energy to the state.
0 stories · 1 updates this month

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Virginia Lynn PetersonPeople
Virginia Lynn Peterson is the founder of SWOOP, an Anchorage-based apparel company.
1 stories · 0 updates this month

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Zac JohnsonPeople
Zac Johnson is a member of the Anchorage Assembly who sponsored the short-term rental registration requirement.
1 stories · 1 updates this month
Ziggy MarleyPeople
Reggae musician and son of Bob and Rita Marley, touring for nearly four decades with nine Grammy Awards and nine solo studio albums.
1 stories · 0 updates this month

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A public reference of the organizations, people, places and projects in The Daily Alaska's coverage, maintained by the newsroom.

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