The November election is just over five weeks away. Absentee and early voting starts in just over three weeks on October 21. Governor Mike Dunleavy (R – Alaska) endorsed Representative Ben Carpenter (R – Nikiski) in his bid to unseat Senator Jesse Bjorkman (R – Nikiski). The LaFrance administration continues to put out messaging that they will tolerate those who choose to camp on public lands. The Native Village of Eklutna is taking steps to have a questionable casino built in Birchwood. And Mayor Suzanne LaFrance has been silent on the Anchorage Police officer and two off-duty Department of Corrections officers that were shot on Monday.