What comes next now that Election Day in Alaska is over?

Plus: Sen. Sullivan discloses stock sales late, in violation of financial reporting law Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( [Anchorage Daily News]( Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. [Subscribe today.]( Good afternoon. It’s Thursday, November 10. In today's newsletter: - A lot remains up in the air after Election Day in Alaska, but as vote counts rolled in, some clear story lines are emerging, including the prospect of a closely divided Alaska Legislature. - Alaska Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan violated a congressional financial law by failing to report two stock sales by the federal disclosure deadline. - A jam-rock band brings the island vibes to Anchorage this weekend, along with several other musical performances and events. In what is now Midtown Anchorage, there was once a lake that stretched along A Street, covering all of what is now Barnes and Noble and much of the Walmart parking lot. Its official name was O’Connell Lake, but local residents knew it as Blueberry Lake, Blueberry Bog or Blueberry Swamp. But what happened to it? As historian David Reamer details in [his latest column](, simply put: development killed Blueberry Lake. 🌨️ Anchorage weather It's mostly cloudy with a chance of snow today and a high of 32 degrees. A chance of snow will last through the weekend, but there's a possibility of some of it changing into rain early next week. Temperatures will hover in the high 30s and low 40s. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [ADN Politics podcast: Election Day in Alaska is over. What just happened? And what happens next?]( [ADN Politics podcast: Election Day in Alaska is over. What just happened? And what happens next?]( On this week's episode: a ballot measure to hold a constitutional convention was soundly defeated, Gov. Mike Dunleavy appeared to have the votes to retain office, Sen. Lisa Murkowski was in a good position to fend off her Trump-backed challenger and Rep. Mary Peltola benefited from the wave of support that followed her victory in the special election. [Read More]( [Alaska election results point toward a closely divided Legislature]( [Alaska election results point toward a closely divided Legislature]( The partisan makeup of majority caucuses in the state House and Senate could be determined by thousands of outstanding ballots, the ranked choice tabulation process, which will be completed on Nov. 23, and closed-door discussions. [Read More]( [Alaska voters reject push to hold a constitutional convention ]( [Alaska voters reject push to hold a constitutional convention]( A group opposed to holding a constitutional convention in Alaska credited a diverse coalition that fought the measure, while the group supporting it pointed to the fact that they were vastly outspent. [Read More]( ADVERTISEMENT [Sen. Sullivan discloses stock sales late, in violation of financial reporting law ]( [Sen. Sullivan discloses stock sales late, in violation of financial reporting law]( Sullivan said he was unaware of the stock sales, which he inherited from his parents and were managed by a third party, until weeks after the deadline. He is one of dozens of members of Congress to break a law aimed at curtailing insider trading and conflicts of interest. [Read More]( [This weekend in Anchorage: Kanekoa brings island vibes and Anchorage Symphony goes baroque]( [This weekend in Anchorage: Kanekoa brings island vibes and Anchorage Symphony goes baroque]( This weekend, Kanekoa brings island jam-rock to the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts and the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra is going baroque, plus there's a Saturday night comedy show at Koot's. 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