Politics
Interior Alaska senators seek gas line from Cook Inlet
FAIRBANKS — With plenty of studies and competing ideas floating around about the best ways to deliver natural gas to more Alaskans, Fairbanks Sens. Joe Thomas and Joe Paskvan today introduced a bil...
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Alaska Rep. Young plans to file for re-election
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Don Young plans to make it official on Wednesday. Young's campaign says he will file for re-election at the Division of Elections office in Anchorage. Young, a Republican, is ...
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PAC of tea party favorite Joe Miller raises $5,210
JUNEAU, Alaska - A campaign disclosure report shows Joe Miller's political action committee raised $5,210 last year. Scott McAdams' PAC, "It's About Alaska," raised $1,165 during the first three m...
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Alaska lawmakers take on TSA pat-downs
JUNEAU, Alaska - Alaskans should know what they're in for when they get through the security line at an airport, a lawmaker who made headlines for refusing a Transportation Security Administration ...
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Alaska political races starting to take shape
FAIRBANKS — State election races are beginning to take shape in Fairbanks after candidates’ campaigns last week released their fundraising totals for 2011. Early fundraising numbers released by t...
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Son of GOP presidential candidate to visit Fairbanks on Thursday
FAIRBANKS - Josh Romney, son of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, will speak at noon Thursday in the Carlson Center. Romney will be joined by James Garcia, a national field director f...
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Chenault wants limited budget growth
JUNEAU, Alaska - House Speaker Mike Chenault says the House's goal is to keep state agency operating growth as small as possible as it crafts a state operating budget. The office of House Finance ...
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Alaska House passes bill honoring Vietnam veterans
JUNEAU, Alaska - March 30 of every year would be declared "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day," under a bill that has passed the Alaska House. HB281 was introduced by Rep. Bill Thomas, a Vietnam wa...
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Alaska redistricting raises questions for lawmakers
JUNEAU, Alaska - Alaska lawmakers this week will address ethics questions raised by redistricting as they seek clarification over whether they can use state resources to send mailings, such as news...
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GOP contenders face 13-state test after brief lull
WASHINGTON - A resurgent Rick Santorum hopes to spring his next big surprise in Michigan. Newt Gingrich looks for a campaign revival in the Bible Belt. Mitt Romney has his home state of Massachuset...
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Bill would help Alaskans with energy costs
JUNEAU, Alaska - Alaska residents would receive vouchers to help address high energy costs under a bill introduced Friday in the state Senate. SB203 would provide every adult recipient of an Alask...
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Alaska lawmakers introduce coastal management bill
JUNEAU, Alaska - A bill that would establish a coastal management program in Alaska was introduced in the House on Friday, indicating lawmaker interest in taking a lead on the issue and not leaving...
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U.S. House passes drilling-friendly energy package; ANWR in mix
WASHINGTON — The Republican- controlled House endorsed a plan Thursday to vastly expand oil and gas drilling off the nation’s coasts to help pay for a $260 billion transportation bill. The legisla...
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Alaska bill that would give pension option advances
JUNEAU, Alaska - A bill that would let public employees opt in to a traditional pension program advanced from a Senate committee Thursday, despite objections of the Parnell administration. Alaska ...
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Alaska bill would criminalize TSA searches
JUNEAU, Alaska - A bill before Alaska lawmakers would criminalize invasive pat-downs on the part of Transportation Security Administration employees. Rep. Sharon Cissna, an Anchorage Democrat, mad...
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