Bickering continues before reconvened Alaska GOP convention
FAIRBANKS — Discord continues in the Alaska Republican Party after outgoing Chairman Randy Ruedrich told Interior Republicans on Friday to “go fishing” on June 9, when the party is scheduled to rec...
View ArticleRedistricting forms interesting Alaska legislative races
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska redistricting is going to lead to some interesting Legislative races. By Friday afternoon, several incumbents in both parties faced primary election challengers, The Anc...
View ArticleHearings on Alaska coastal zone initiative planned
JUNEAU, Alaska - Ten hearings are scheduled on a ballot initiative that would re-establish a coastal management program in Alaska. The initiative is the first to fall under a state law, passed in ...
View ArticleDebate among Alaska GOP heading into meeting
JUNEAU, Alaska - The outgoing chairman of the Alaska GOP is urging the party faithful to stay away from this weekend's continuation of the state convention amid fears of a power grab by supporters ...
View ArticleAnger as Alaska GOP fails to get quorum
UPDATED at 6:45 p.m. with details and edits ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Republican Party failed Saturday to reconvene its convention after a rift between outgoing chairman Randy Ruedrich and supporter...
View ArticleArguments for, against Alaska coastal zone plan given
JUNEAU, Alaska - The public got a preview Monday of an upcoming series of hearings on a ballot initiative that would re-establish a coastal management program in Alaska. A news conference called b...
View ArticleAlaska leaders react to health care ruling
UPDATED at 12:15 a.m. FAIRBANKS - Alaska’s congressional delegation was sharply divided along partisan lines after Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling upholding President Obama’s health care program....
View ArticleHigh court upholds key part of Obama health law
Updated 8:58 a.m. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld virtually all of President Barack Obama’s historic health care overhaul, including the hotly debated core requirement that ne...
View ArticleAmericans react to historic health care decision
CHICAGO - The mother of two disabled teens called Thursday's Supreme Court ruling on the health care law wonderful because it bars insurance companies from setting lifetime limits for medical expen...
View ArticleQ&A: What does the health care law mean for you?
WASHINGTON — Free vaccines for kids, cheaper drugs for the elderly and many other benefits of President Barack Obama's health care law are already out there. More are coming, like a guaranteed righ...
View ArticleDeadline looms to register to vote in Alaska primary
JUNEAU, Alaska — Sunday is the deadline for Alaskans to register to vote in the Aug. 28 primary. Sunday also is the deadline to update one's voter registration or to change political party affilia...
View ArticleAlaska legislators to meet on gas line efforts
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska lawmakers plan to meet next week for an update on efforts to commercialize the state's natural gas resources. The Legislature's Joint In-State Gas Caucus is scheduled to...
View ArticleCruz appears with tea party's U.S. Senate firepower
THE WOODLANDS, Texas - Sarah Palin told a cheering crowd late Friday that America needs to get back to its "clinging to God and guns" roots, as the tea pea party's biggest names made a series of l...
View ArticleAlaska's Young announces changes in Washington staff
JUNEAU, Alaska - U.S. Rep. Don Young has announced changes to his Washington, D.C., staff. Alana Wilson will work as executive assistant and scheduler. The Colorado native previously worked in the...
View ArticleCheney says picking Palin for VP was a mistake
WASHINGTON - Former Vice President Dick Cheney says it was a mistake for Republican Sen. John McCain to pick Sarah Palin as his vice presidential nominee. Cheney says he liked Palin, but that she ...
View ArticleSens. Murkowski, Hoeven to tour North Slope
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski will be in the state this weekend accompanied by fellow Republican Sen. John Hoeven of North Dakota. The two senators will be taking a two-day tour o...
View ArticleProject focused on digitizing Alaska legislative recordings
JUNEAU, Alaska - An effort is under way to digitize decades of legislative audio recordings. It's a collaboration between the Alaska State Archives and the Legislative Affairs Agency, focused on r...
View ArticleAlaska Gov. Parnell seeks spending restraint
JUNEAU, Alaska - Gov. Sean Parnell said Wednesday that he wants to rein in state spending amid global economic uncertainties and declining oil production here in Alaska. The Republican said he met...
View ArticleAlaska Gov. Parnell expects gas pipeline milestones to be met
JUNEAU, Alaska - Gov. Sean Parnell says he expects the next benchmarks he set for progress on a major natural gas pipeline to be met. He says the companies are working hard to meet the milestones....
View ArticleTea party group to host forum in Anchorage
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Anchorage Tea Party is holding a forum this month on the federal health care law and an Alaska ballot measure. Ballot Measure 2 would re-establish a coastal management prog...
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