Alaska governor vetoes new limits on political donations

By: James Brooks

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: July 10, 2026

Words: 781

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have reimposed limits on the amount of money that individual people can donate to political candidates.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned Alaska’s prior limits in 2021, and the Dunleavy administration declined to appeal the decision. Alaska has been without limits on political contributions since then.

At the time of the court decision, Dunleavy said he was opposed to campaign …

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