Blog: Capital Focus
Reporter Stefan Milkowski is in Juneau covering the 2008 Alaska Legislature
To the very end
Published April 13, 2008, 10:21 a.m.
In the last few days, lawmakers had quite a bit of hope they’d finish a day early. That plan failed sometime yesterday afternoon. Read more and add a comment
A will and a way
Published April 12, 2008, 5:52 p.m.
For the last year and a half, Rep. David Guttenberg and his staff have been pushing a relatively simple proposal -- give military veterans an easy way to get information about veterans’ benefits. Read more and add a comment
Unsustainable? Maybe. Frivolous? Maybe not.
Published April 12, 2008, 4:01 p.m.
I have a friend who works for the state and, whenever I talk about work, requests that I ask lawmakers to pay state workers more. That’s not my job of course, but the point is that public employees probably don’t see state spending as ballooning out of control, as lawmakers suggested today. Read more and add a comment
Honoring Mary Nelson
Published April 11, 2008, 2:17 p.m.
House members today honored Rep. Mary Nelson of Bethel, who is retiring from the Legislature after this year. The first was Rep. Reggie Joule of Kotzebue. He stood to talk, then couldn’t. Read more and add a comment
Getting it done
Published April 11, 2008, 12:43 p.m.
The Capitol today is a funny mix of busy and not that busy. Read more and add a comment
Are the must haves must haves?
Published April 10, 2008, 11:15 a.m.
One thing that's been largely ignored in the excitement over the ConocoPhillips and BP pipeline is the "must-have" requirements in the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act. 4 comments
Conoco and BP promise pipe
Published April 8, 2008, 9:28 a.m.
Well, here goes. Read more and add a comment
"Major announcement" on gas line
Published April 8, 2008, 9:05 a.m.
Big names from ConocoPhillips just walked out of Senate President Lyda Green's office (along with Sens. Stedman and Huggins) and made the short trip upstairs to see House Speaker John Harris. Read more and add a comment
Ramras pushes in-state plea
Published April 4, 2008, 1:41 p.m.
Rep. Jay Ramras of Fairbanks, who took credit this week for breathing life into the pair of gas line resolutions that so irked Gov. Palin, is following up with a personal plea to the governor. Read more and add a comment
Veto? Don’t veto? Why not just move?
Published April 3, 2008, 5:31 p.m.
Gov. Palin takes a creative approach to a contentious budget issue. Read more and add a comment