Rep. Mary Peltola's husband dies after plane crash in Alaska

And: State watchdog finds ballot group violated Alaska laws in effort to repeal ranked choice voting ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Today's sponsor: [Today's sponsor: Sylvan Learning]( Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. [Subscribe today.]( Good afternoon. It’s Wednesday, Sept. 12. In today's newsletter: - U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola’s husband, Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola Jr., [died after a plane he was flying crashed]( in Southwest Alaska. The congresswoman is returning from Washington to be with family. - Alaska’s campaign watchdog agency has found that a group advocating for the repeal of ranked choice voting in the state[illegally funneled funding through a church]( in Washington state. - The Anchorage Assembly [has activated its subpoena powers]( in a continuing push for answers about a top city director’s involvement in a challenge to the city's April election. Alaska Native culture and local singer-songwriters will collide in a special show this Friday in Anchorage in support of a tribal school in Wainwright. Two of Alaska's most popular indie music artists, Medium Build and Quinn Christopherson, will join the Ilakus Iñupiaq Dance Group for [an intimate, sit-down show at the Discovery Theatre](. The concert will support the only tribal school on the North Slope, which provides students with an education grounded in the Iñupiaq culture, language and ways of being. Anchorage weather It's mostly cloudy today with a high of 55 degrees and a chance of scattered showers. Rain is likely on Thursday, and a chance of precipitation will remain in the forecast through this weekend. Daytime temperatures will hover in the mid-50s. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, [mpacer@adn.com](mailto:@adn.com) adn.com/alaska-news/rural-alaska/2023/09/13/rep-mary-peltolas-husband-killed-in-plane-crash-in-alaska/ [Rep. Mary Peltola’s husband dies after plane crash in Southwest Alaska →](adn.com/alaska-news/rural-alaska/2023/09/13/rep-mary-peltolas-husband-killed-in-plane-crash-in-alaska/) Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola Jr. had flown a hunter and equipment to a remote location northeast of the village of St. Mary's, and was the only person aboard the plane when it crashed shortly after takeoff Tuesday evening, authorities said. Peltola, 57, was the former [regional director]( of the Bureau of Indian Affairs for Alaska, and held numerous other roles with the city of Bethel and various Alaska Native village corporation organizations. ADVERTISEMENT [State watchdog finds ballot group violated Alaska laws in effort to repeal ranked choice voting →]( Staff at the Alaska Public Offices Commission found that one of the leaders of the ongoing ballot measure effort to repeal Alaska’s new voting system contributed $90,000 toward the ballot group, but all that money was directed through an organization that was incorporated as a church. [Anchorage Assembly activates subpoena powers for inquiry into extent of city director’s involvement in election challenge →]( The move comes just weeks after the release of the city ombudsman's investigation report that called on Mayor Dave Bronson to fire Office of Information Technology director Marc Dahl. [Alaska pilots who stray into closed airspace face sanctions, jet escorts →]( If a pilot enters a temporary flight restriction area and doesn’t follow radio instructions, they may soon be escorted by a NORAD F-16 fighter jet — as happened this week over Anchorage. [Anchorage Assembly directs millions to Health Department for winter homeless sheltering →]( [Assembly members also directed $1.3 million to a nonprofit organization for the purchase of vacant and abandoned properties to renovate into housing.]( [Local disaster declared in Talkeetna after erosion threatens flood-control structure →]( The Matanuska-Susitna Borough declared a [local emergency]( for Talkeetna due to ongoing erosion along the Susitna River that’s now threatening the far west side of the community, including a popular walking trail. ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN [Alaska Sen. Sullivan believes Biden impeachment probe is a ‘legitimate line of inquiry’ →]( [1 person dead in fire at Midtown Anchorage fourplex →]( [COVID is here to stay. How will we know when it stops being special? →]( [Iliamna man drowns after boat flips on Southwest Alaska river →]( [What’s ahead now that Republicans are opening an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden →]( [Utah Sen. Mitt Romney says he will not seek a second term →]( The ADN relies on readers like you. [Get digital access to the ADN for as low as $1.99 for the first month]( and help us cover the news that matters most here in Alaska. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Anchorage Daily News, 300 W 31st Ave, Anchorage, AK 99503, United States