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Friday, December 31
• Lawmakers file 83 bills, amendments
Thursday, December 30
• Lawmakers to push budget amendment
Monday, December 29
• Bill would have vandals pay more
Monday, December 27
• Gas line will put heat on session
Wednesday, December 22
• Campaign finance initiatives challenged
• Rep. Kott says he may give up his House seat
Tuesday, December 21
• Alaska continues trend toward employment growth
• Ferry system needs just under $100 million next year
Monday, December 20
• Permafund bonds would fund projects
Friday, December 17
• Oil producers propose building pipeline
Wednesday, December 15
• Recount to be complete by week's end
Monday, December 13
• Lawmakers, Murkowski to mull oil taxes
Friday, December 10
• Oil income to keep state coffers full
Tuesday, December 7
• Captial relocation: It's back
• Attorney general's involvement in Taiwan coal deal goes deep
Wednesday, December 1
• U.S. Senate recount sought
Tuesday, November 30
• State till bulges with oil income
• Campaign finance reform goes to ballot
Thursday, November 25
• Review board confirms two House winners
Wednesday, November 24
• Sen. Stevens gives boost to Denali Commission budget
Tuesday, November 23
• GOP penalizes ringleaders of failed coalition
Wednesday, November 17
• Close House races unchanged as more votes are tallied
Tuesday, November 16
• GOP drops coalition, reclaims House majority
Thursday, November 11
• Republicans toss vote pledge contract
Sunday, November 7
• Harris to be House speaker; Ben Stevens will lead Senate
Friday, November 5
• Lawmakers gather to pick party leaders
Thursday, November 4
• Voters OK initiative amendment
• Alaska Legislature split largely unchanged
• How Juneau voted: Knowles wins in every city precinct
Wednesday, November 3
• Juneau incumbents hold onto their seats
• Alaskans reject marijuana and bear baiting measures
Sunday, October 31
• State and local chambers push for Ballot Measure 1
Tuesday, October 19
• Ketchikan candidates differ on approach to politics, POMV
• Pot prop statement stirs ire of supporters
Monday, October 18
• Sitka hopeful faces Wrangell GOP incumbent
Friday, October 15
• Murkowski speaks out against pot prop
Thursday, October 14
• Bill would require voter approval of cost of new capitol
Sunday, October 10
• Alaskans to decide on marijuana
• Legalization advocates hope to tax marijuana
Thursday, October 7
• Initiative steeped in partisan battles
Wednesday, September 22
• Democrats file initiative to tighten campaign restrictions
Tuesday, September 21
• Study assumes district can count on more money from state
Sunday, September 19
• Governor yields on nominees
Monday, September 13
• Legislative panels eye judicial nominations
Sunday, September 5
• Clark: Laws for naming judges need change
Friday, September 3
• Rep. Heinze investigated by FBI for ethics claim
Wednesday, September 1
• Commission continues ethics inquiry on Masek
Sunday, August 29
• Legislators prod governor to ditch jet
Friday, August 27
• Pollution proposal gets chilly reception
Thursday, August 26
• State Sen. Scott Ogan resigns in face of recall
• State eyes easing pollution rule
Wednesday, August 25
• GOP picks Murkowski
Monday, August 23
• Three Dems to run in primary for U.S. House
Friday, August 20
• State ferry union ratifies 3-year worker contracts
Wednesday, August 18
• Four Dems vie for Kookesh's seat
Tuesday, August 17
• Three members of GOP run for Kookesh's seat
Sunday, August 15
• Ketchikan politicians vie for District 1 House seat
Wednesday, July 25
• Murkowski signs prison law, vetoes money for it
Wednesday, July 25
• More transport funds for Alaska
Wednesday, July 21
• Governor cuts $5.2 million in state spending
Wednesday, July 21
• Evacuation directive remains for rural Fairbanks subdivision
Thursday, July 15
• Gov. Murkowski pitches $23.5 billion road, rail, pipeline links with Canada
Wednesday, July 7
• Consulting work pays off big for Alaska legislators
Friday, July 2
• Governor searches for up to $17 million in budget cuts
Tuesday, June 29
• Juneau lawmaker gives up per diem for special session
Sunday, June 27
• Governor blasts lawmakers for session failure
Thursday, June 24
• Legislature may return home empty-handed
Thursday, June 10
• Engstrom files as exempt, but says he's a serious candidate
Wednesday, June 2
• Engstrom to face off against Rep. Kerttula
• Shea: Murkowski needs state's GOP boss for November election
Tuesday, June 1
• Two Southeast senate seats open
Sunday, May 30
• Ex-ferry head to run against Rep. Weyhrauch
Tuesday, May 25
• Democratic convention goes with Kucinich
• Governor calls special session
Wednesday, May 19
• Leman gives his support to Miller
Monday, May 17
• Closed-door politics nothing new to state
Sunday, May 16
• Bills that didn't pass may be back
• Lawmakers: Hike oil taxes
Thursday, May 13
• Murkowski leaves it up to Legislature
Wednesday, May 12
• 23rd Legislature adjourns
• Special session looms on Legislature's last day
• Retiring senator
Tuesday, May 11
• Nearing the end
• House approves legislation to relocate urban moose
• Senate hashing out deal to balance '05 budget
Monday, May 10
• Senate axes another fix for fiscal gap
Sunday, May 9
• Senate kills fund use; special session looms
• House OK's abortion consent bill
Friday, May 7
• Senate balks on portion of fiscal plan
• Public-interest litigant bill voted down
Thursday, May 6
• Attorney general: GOP chairman probably violated ethics act
• Bill includes fisheries center funds
• Rokeberg pushes to relax DWI penalties
• Legislation would revamp coal-bed methane leasing program
Wednesday, May 5
• Governor prods lawmakers
• Bill letting naturopaths prescribe drugs passes
Tuesday, May 4
• Bill paves way for casino
• Could law open door to gambling in Southeast?
• Murkowski seeks tax break for cruise lines
Sunday, May 2
• Panel members at odds over hate-crime bill
• Legislative roundup
• Murkowski turns up heat for bill on permanent fund
• State will resume paying nursing home bills
• Senate approves graduated driver's license measure
Friday, April 30
• State runs out of money for nursing homes
• Senate OKs $2-per-pack state tax on cigarettes
Thursday, April 29
• House approves government use of permafund
Sunday, April 25
• Simpson e-mail ignites capital move squabble
• Vote put off on use of permafund
Friday, April 23
• Senate OKs Murkowski's 2005 budget
• House approves spending cap, debates altering permanent fund
Thursday, April 22
• Deal in works on changing permafund
• Senate takes Murkowski's budget over House version
Wednesday, April 21
• Unions sue, want board appointee out
Tuesday, April 20
• Ketchikan's Elkins to run for House
• House to vote on spending cap
Monday, April 19
• Speaker Kott thrives on the art of the deal
• Lawmakers using education to try to peddle revenue bills
• Legislature mulls bid to reinstitute game board
Friday, April 16
• State: Oil prices to hit record high
• Bill would return historic site to Athabascan village
Thursday, April 15
• Democrat-backed oil tax bill gets hearing
• Murkowski: Let voters decide on fund issue
Wednesday, April 14
• Governor addresses teens on tobacco tax
Sunday, April 11
• Governor removes Juneau's name from sides of most Alaska Marine Highway ships
• State Division of Elections gives Ogan recall group OK to proceed to next step
• Legislative roundup
Friday, April 9
• Where fishing and tourism meet
• Judge strikes down new 'loser pays' law
• Young: State could build road to Kensington mine
• Senate changes tactics on gas line incentives
Thursday, April 8
• Lawmakers propose hate-crimes penalties
• State Senate fails to pass spending cap
• Consultant urges patience in pipeline project
• Disabled students able to graduate without exit exam
Wednesday, April 7
• Murkowski spending plan OK'd in House, heads for Senate
• State House grants small cruise ships wastewater exemption
• House restores state parks funding
• House bill would permit casino to open in Anchorage
• House nixes cuts to public broadcasting
Tuesday, April 6
• Bill to allow 'dude' fishing
Sunday, April 4
• UFA endorses Sen. Murkowski
Friday, April 2
• Permanent Fund Corp. backs off ad campaign
Thursday, April 1
• Cuts could lead to cabin closures
• Pioneer Home rates may jump 5 percent
Wednesday, March 31
• Outside residents' dividend on the line
• House Finance Committee restores Medicaid
Monday, March 29
• Push to close state's budget gap remains fragmented, floundering
Sunday, March 28
• The export of 44 jobs - is it capital creep?
• New ferry HQ has history of toxic substances
• House panel approves $100 tax on Alaska workers
• Legislative Roundup
Friday, March 26
• Two cities touched by AMHS move
• As economy struggles, Ketchikan residents hunger for jobs
• Pipeline talks break down
Thursday, March 25
• Bracing for the move
• Opponents question proposed savings of move
• Employees wage button rebellion
• A look at the numbers
Wednesday, March 24
• House Finance approves seafood branding tax bill
Tuesday, March 23
• City asks for a study of consequences of relocating ferry headquarters in Ketchikan
• New spin given to fund debate
Friday, March 19
• Expert backs Telephone Hill for site of new capitol
• Sen. Therriault proposes permanent fund bonus
Thursday, March 18
• Senate hashes taxes, permafund
• Juneau delegation foresees more money for schools
Wednesday, March 17
• Leaders clash over AMHS move
• Bristol Bay oil, gas leasing measure clears Legislature
Tuesday, March 16
• Senate debates permanent fund changes
Monday, March 15
• Legislators eye limits on awards to injured patients
• Residents speak out against state use of dividend
Sunday, March 14
• Crunch time is next week for fiscal bills in Legislature
• Legislative roundup
Friday, March 12
• Murkowski explains plan to move jobs
Sunday, March 14
• Crunch time is next week for fiscal bills in Legislature
• Legislative roundup
Friday, March 12
• Murkowski explains plan to move jobs
Wednesday, March 10
• District could garner millions from bills
• Board backs bear control
• Labor negotiations heat up at state capitol
• Legislation encourages retired physicians to volunteer services
Tuesday, March 9
• Governor moves ferry offices out of Juneau
• Juneau officials blast relocation of ferry system
Sunday, March 7
• Rising oil prices again poised to sidetrack state's fiscal fix
• Education spending bill stumbles on Senate floor
• Legislative roundup
Friday, March 5
• Plan may prevent layoffs at schools
• School cuts spur parents to become lobbyists for funds
• House OKs bill letting voters fill U.S. Senate vacancies
Thursday, March 4
• Small ships fear pollution controls
• Salmon tax bill meets opposition from harvesters
Tuesday, March 2
• Legislation would hike spending for K-12 students
• Bill makes priority of fish, game taken for eating
• Governor out of town 232 days in 2003
Sunday, February 29
• Governor hacks at state budget, adds to his own
• Fund proposals flood legislative committees
• Permanent fund proposals last week
• Legislative roundup
• Income tax bill gets a hearing in House
Friday, February 27
• Should Alaska cities receive dividends too?
• State could raise fines for skiing violations
Thursday, February 26
• Lincoln announces she won't run for re-election
• MidAmerican: Negotiations could be done in March
• Resources committee backs beef labeling resolution
Wednesday, February 25
• GOP kills effort to guarantee dividend
• Legislation would force supervisors out of union
Tuesday, February 24
• Students press for university funding
• Bill opens kids' library records to parents
• House OKs 3 bills on victims rights
Monday, February 23
• Legislative watchdogs open office in Alaska
Sunday, February 22
• Legislative roundup
• Murkowski's fund rhetoric haunts him
Thursday, February 19
• Commercials a tough sell in Legislature
• Legislation would expand naturopathic medical practice
Wednesday, February 18
• Governor backs using fund revenue to fill deficit
• House panel calls for boost in school funding
• Bill would impose tax on gas reserves
Tuesday, February 17
• House GOP split on dividend protection
• Stevens: Keep the GOP team in D.C.
• Bill to inject $180 million into rural roads
Sunday, February 15
• Conference recommendations face two-thirds vote requirement
• Lawmakers question using $1.4 million for PFD initiative
• Legislative roundup
Friday, February 13
• Conference backs guaranteed PFD
• Legislators consider tourism tax bill
• Bill would lower tax for direct marketers
Thursday, February 12
• Conference strays from agenda, takes look at income tax
• Bunde wants permafund to coves comp
Wednesday, February 11
• Legislature may provide more funds for schools
• Wildlife group turns to feds to stop aerial wolf hunting in Alaska
• Hammond shakes up conference agenda with his proposal for state's fiscal woes
• POMV plan wins informal thumbs-up
Tuesday, February 10
• Hammond backs state income tax
• Bill would do away with 58-foot seine boat limit
• State makes tentative deal to buy North Pole oil refinery
• Poll says most Alaska voters prefer taxes over tapping permanent fund
Sunday, February 8
• Legislative roundup
• Alaska school districts facing huge budget cuts
Friday, February 6
• Democrats introduce plan to plug Alaska's fiscal gap
• Juneau mayor abstains from no-confidence vote against Alaska Legislature
Thursday, February 5
• Tougher rules for initiatives fail to pass
• Governor challenges opponents to come up with better idea
• Democratic legislators sign with dividend protection organization
• Bill targets under-21 strip clubs
Wednesday, February 4
• Governor urges quick resolution on taxes
• Tax concerns could hold up bill on seafood marketing
Tuesday, February 3
• Democrats fail at adding benefits to senior drug bill
• House to take up bill that creates tougher requirements for initiatives
• Law would set up separate legal system for Native villages
• Murkowski to address joint session on gas pipeline progress
Monday, February 2
• Ads hawk new way to figure out dividends
Friday, January 30
• New bill would require elections for Senate vacancies
• Lawmakers may restore $88 million in cuts
Thursday, January 29
• Report says cruise ship pollution down
Wednesday, January 28
• House committee shows little support for $100 cruise ship tax
• Mayors chastise lawmakers for shifting fiscal burden
Tuesday, January 27
• Special session on budget puts crunch on House leaders
Friday, January 23
• Group seeks to build Alaska gas pipeline
Thursday, January 22
• House committee votes to cut session from 120 to 90 days
• State study says private prisons prove cheaper
• Natural gas authority seeks more money, cites voters' support
• Anchorage Democrats introduce exit exam bills
Wednesday, January 21
• Murkowski pushes caps on spending
• Dems call for outside probe of GOP head
Tuesday, January 20
• Drive to recall state Sen. Ogan underway
• Task force finalizes comments on salmon bills
• Bill addresses coal-bed methane, land concerns
• Gas development authority abandons plans for lobbyist
Thursday, January 15
• Members plan for permanent fund meeting
• House Republicans discipline Rep. Lynn for his longevity vote
• Legislators receptive to Gov.'s drug plan
Wednesday, January 14
• Shaping the permanent fund's future
• Dems reserve judgment on plan; GOP stresses spending limit
• Rokeberg named to city's capitol task force
Tuesday, January 13
• Fiscal dilemmas hang over session
Monday, January 12
• More bills go into legislative hopper
• The governor after a year
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