Hoffman asks state for more resources
JUNEAU — Fairbanks Police Chief Dan Hoffman called on state lawmakers Wednesday to recognize the city’s role as a hub community when allocating law enforcement resources. More »
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Legislature not giving up on ConocoPhillips gas line proposal
JUNEAU — Lawmakers in the state House made it clear Tuesday they weren’t ready to throw out ConocoPhillips’ gas line proposal despite Gov. Sarah Palin’s recent rejection of it. More »
Palin’s address ‘short on details, great on vision’
JUNEAU — A little more than a year into her first term, Gov. Sarah Palin used her second state of the state address on Tuesday to recap first-year accomplishments and defend her approach to getting a natural gas pipeline. More »
Deal brokered for timing of governor’s speech
JUNEAU — As one wag described it, lawmakers were at sixes and sevens in the hours before the start of the 2008 legislative session.
Gov. Sarah Palin wanted to give her State of the State speech at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The leader of the Senate Majority wanted it at 7 p.m. More »
2008 State of the State text
JUNEAU — The prepared text of Gov. Sarah Palin’s State of the State address, delivered to lawmakers in Juneau on Tuesday: More »
Alaska Legislature convenes 2008 session
JUNEAU — The Alaska House has gaveled in the 2008 legislative session in Juneau, the first official act of the second session of the 25th Legislature. More »