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Thursday, April 3rd

Legislative hall bills stall in House, Senate
Legislators, Palin battle over need for in-state gas use
Senate approves $1.8 billion budget

Wednesday, April 2nd

Network cuts back Capitol broadcasting
Squabble over capital spending continues into next year's budget

Tuesday, April 1st

State energy rebate bills losing power
Legislature discusses ethics bills
More school funding added to capital bill

Sunday, March 30th

Palin calls for special session
June legislative session to take place in Juneau

Friday, March 28th

New education funding scheme signed into law

Thursday, March 27th

House OKs changes to predator control laws
Kohring: Judge should have recused himself

Wednesday, March 26th

Critics: TransCanada seeks too-high profits
Sides hold firm on partial-birth abortion bill
School bond plan looks to stay alive

Tuesday, March 25th

Lawmakers spur Real ID opposition
Senate passes state operating budget

Sunday, March 23rd

Senate prepares to pass operating budget
Energy rebate proposal gains more traction in Legislature

Friday, March 21st

Palin calls for accountability
Legislature move gains traction
Absences help bill move

Thursday, March 20th

Committee passes ethics reform bill
Legislature shares oil bounty with cities, boroughs
State Senate committee OKs pension reform bill
Harris threatens to hold hearings for oil shippers
Bethel lawmaker gives birth to girl
Palin wants meeting on capital projects

Wednesday, March 19th

Murkowski urges gas line action
Lawmakers vote to stick with $70 million in capital projects
Lawmaker chides father's former aide
Senate wants share of U.S. oil revenue
House OKs savings plan for surplus

Tuesday, March 18th

Fate of capital projects still uncertain after vote
Legislature waits to hear capital move bills

Sunday, March 16th

Delegation wants notice before jobs move away

Friday, March 14th

Palin offers plan to end budget standoff
U.S. Senators Murkowski, Stevens seek ANWR drilling
Stevens says earmark attitude is harmful

Thursday, March 13th

Legislators try to redirect road funding
House looks to join challenge to Palin's vetoes

Wednesday, March 12th

Juneau fights to keep Legislature
Plan to provide health care for all worries businesses
Kohring continues push for new trial
House approves state revenue sharing

Tuesday, March 11th

Palin VP mentions stoke her popularity
Clark may lose license to practice law

Friday, March 7th

Prominent Democrat says violations were due to concentration of power
Lawmakers await Palin's next move on gas line
Senate takes on Palin over budget vetoes

Thursday, March 6th

Governor 7 months pregnant
Some officials chafe under ethics reforms
Widening investigation may present a hurdle for gas pipeline project

Tuesday, March 4th

Clark pleads guilty to conspiracy
Cowdery returns to Capitol
Supplemental budget contains savings plan for surplus
Senate mulls head tax change

Monday, March 3rd

Abortion issue heats up in Legislature
Lawmakers weigh surplus to offset heating bills

Sunday, March 2nd

Is 90 days enough?

Friday, February 29th

Legislative hall bill advances
School funding sails out of Senate Finance

Thursday, February 28th

Lawmakers want gold jewelry made in Alaska
Mayor Begich forms exploratory committee to decide on Senate race
House unanimous on approving bipartisan-sponsored ID theft legislation
Alaska oil tops $100, but drops below milestone mark

Wednesday, February 27th

State: Juneau access road 12 years away
Session move bill voted down
Federal prosecutors contest Kohring's appeal for new trial

Tuesday, February 26th

Union, state contract heads to supervisors
Madsen set to run for valley House seat
Lawmakers pass hike in education spending

Monday, February 25th

Lawmakers go to work on state budget

Sunday, February 24th

Palin's gas line team gets the word out to the public

Friday, February 22nd

Locals protest proposal for legislative hall
All-Alaska pipeline pitch to get 2nd look
Cowdery aides give grand jury testimony
Palin responds to Stevens' criticism of natural gas line
Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens files for re-election

Thursday, February 21st

LeDoux walks out to avoid an ethical conflict
Oil surpluses bring changes to Legislature
Rep. Don Young defends money spent on legal fees
House sends education funding bill back to Finance Committee

Wednesday, February 20th

Lawmakers push capital move plans
Stevens implores lawmakers to act quickly on gas pipeline

Tuesday, February 19th

Alaska lawmakers debate protections from identity theft

Tuesday, February 18th

Doll urges online monitoring of sex offenders

Monday, February 4th

Gas line divide crosses party, regional lines

Sunday, February 3rd

Lawmakers mull rolling back some oil tax increases

Friday, February 1st

Legislature moves forward with Anchorage office
Lawmakers take up first of many conflict of interest measures
Young challengers report fundraising totals

Thursday, January 31st

Bill could double state mine revenue

Wednesday, January 30th

Murkowski returns to the pipeline scene
Lawmaker warns against altering education funding

Sunday, January 27th

ConocoPhillips seeks gas pipeline meeting
Palin's health care bill faces challenges in Legislature

Friday, January 25th

Legislative budget battles heat up
Economic forecast looks hazy

Thursday, January 24th

Palin promotes health care bill
ConocoPhillips pitches case to the Senate
House passes legislation to relax ethics rules for state Board of Fisheries

Wednesday, January 23rd

Alaska cities ask for more state funding

Tuesday, January 22nd

House committee passes partial birth abortion bill

Thursday, January 17th

Natural Gas Pipeline: Lawmakers say more hearings are needed
Senate president: No flap with Palin
New Senate Rules chairman to be selected by next week

Wednesday, January 16th

Palin touts gas line progress
Deal brokered for timing of governor's speech after eleventh-hour standoff
Cowdery resigns as chairman of Senate Rules Committee

Tuesday, January 15th

Juneau's delegation prepares bills
Legislature returns for short session
Republican leaders call for Cowdery to step down

Monday, January 14th

Energy rebate among new legislative bills
Young to campaign more aggressively

Sunday, January 13th

Port Authority looks to revive its bid for gas pipeline contract
Senator: Data shows state jobs are leaving Juneau
Reduced calendar could become a race against the clock in Legislature
Repercussions from new 90-day legislative session may ripple through Juneau

Friday, January 11th

Palin rejects ConocoPhillips natural gas pipeline plan
State revenues expected to rise via tax rate, oil
Stevens opposes listing bears

Thursday, January 10th

Capital advocates fear creep
State lawmaker criticizes Palin's role in fundraiser

Friday, January 4th

Cowdery will not seek re-election
Photo: License to celebrate

Monday, December 31st

Senate minority asks Cowdery to step down
Candidate wants probe into McGuire's work

Sunday, December 30th

Galvin: Oil companies bluffing about tax

Friday, December 28th

BP reviews its spending plan for Alaska in 2008

Thursday, December 27th

Palin basks in national spotlight

Monday, December 24th

Stevens, Young defend earmarks

Thursday, December 20th

Senator wants probe of Young road earmark
Kott appeals federal conviction, sentence
McGuire earned consulting fees, panel concludes

Wednesday, December 19th

Lawmakers: Finishing in 90 days won't be easy

Sunday, December 16th

Making Friends
ConocoPhillips backs away from $1 billion budget

Thursday, December 13th

Young sponsors bill to help protect wildlife
Lawmakers vow China has no 'hope of getting gas from us'
State budget reserve may get small boost

Tuesday, December 11th

Palin rolls out 4% budget increase

Sunday, December 9th

Ex-legislator Kott given six years in prison
Lawmakers praise tough sentence, but some think it was not enough
Pipeline applicants wait for state review

Friday, December 7th

Governor's priorities: transportation, education
Alaskans wonder if former lawmaker will be charged

Thursday, December 6th

Palin outlines savings, spending plans

Wednesday, December 5th

Former oil executives optimistic about natural gas pipeline bids
Kott cites good works, seeks short sentence

Tuesday, December 4th

Health care plan readied for lawmakers

Monday, December 3rd

Scandal keeps company from gas line bid

Sunday, December 2nd

Bobrick's lawyer releases McGuire phone messages
ConocoPhillips plans natural gas pipeline

Thursday, November 29th

State awaits gas pipeline plans

Wednesday, November 28th

McGuire accused of tampering in husband's bribery case
Ex-lobbyist gets 5 months for conspiracy

Tuesday, November 27th

Governor to release health-care proposal
Gas line objectives make room for smaller players

Friday, November 23rd

Outside media eyes AK scandals

Tuesday, November 20th

Stevens bristles at corruption question
Andrea Doll receives crash course during fall special session

Sunday, November 18th

Legislature OKs oil tax hike
Stevens says he remains confident despite probe

Friday, November 16th

Senate hands Palin oil tax victory

Thursday, November 15th

Senate committee backs oil tax hike
FBI eyes golf tournaments in Young probe

Wednesday, November 14th

Inaction prompts new session talk
Initiative sponsors seek to reverse Murkowski environmental decisions

Tuesday, November 13th

House speaker tightens ethics rules
Anderson to report to prison on Dec. 3
Senate mulls oil tax bill
Oil tax standard deduction plan, defeated once, makes a comeback

Monday, November 12th

House reinstates hike in oil tax bill

Sunday, November 11th

House panel OKs 22.5% oil tax rate
Tax debate takes on a different tone

Friday, November 9th

Pete Kott's retrial request denied
Lawmakers brush aside conflict questions, set to work on oil tax bill

Thursday, November 8th

BP: Confidentiality breached
Lawmakers pushing for parental consent abortion referendum
Voters may get say in agency's relocation

Wednesday, November 7th

Corruption probe boosts tax support

Tuesday, November 6th

Palin's tax plan makes a comeback

Sunday, November 4th

Oil costs dwarfed by profits
World governments pushing for greater share of oil riches
Alaska Legislature enters third stage of oil tax review

Friday, November 2nd

Kohring guilty of corruption
Producers report big, but declining, oil profits

Thursday, November 1st

Cowdery excused from rest of special session
Democrats court Anchorage mayor in race against Stevens
FBLawmakers confused over oil tax numbers
Kohring corruption trial sent to jurors

Wednesday, October 31st

Kohring declines to testify in defense
FBI investigating Ted Stevens' fishing bills
State should cover retirement losses, Sen. Elton says

Tuesday, October 30th

Federal prosecutors defend Kott verdict
Ex-VECO executive says he believed he was blackmailed

Sunday, October 28th

Legislature guts Palin's oil tax bill
State disputes claims about tax instability

Friday, October 26th

VECO official admits bribing Ben Stevens
Alaska Public Offices Commission says it will not back down from poll probe

Thursday, October 25th

Jurors hear recordings in Kohring bribe case
Legislators may try to dilute tax proposal

Wednesday, October 24th

Legislature hears public views on tax
Chairman: Ethics committee can't be blamed for scandal
Committee finds two violations
Exxon calls for rate reduction
Attorneys spar in opening of former lawmaker's trial

Tuesday, October 23nd

Jury selection begins in Kohring trial

Monday, October 22nd

Legislators hear Palin's views on net tax

Friday, October 19th

Work begins on oil tax revision
Chamber lobbied on oil tax
Judge scolds Kohring's lawyer for press contact

Thursday, October 18th

Oil tax heart of FBI probe, special session
Alaska Day session won't increase costs, official says

Wednesday, October 17th

Alaska puts brakes on corruption probe
Kohring's lawyer: 'You dun got the wrong man'
Young campaign pays thousands for lawyers

Tuesday, October 16th

Palin promotes oil tax in Anchorage
Poll asks legislators about ties to VECO
Anderson sentenced to five years

Sunday, October 14th

Legislative ethics police under fire
Judge finds FBI agents lawfully searched Vic Kohring's office
Friends, former colleagues, write letters of support for Anderson

Thursday, October 11th

Kohring back in court on a new indictment
Kott asks judge to vacate his guilty verdict
Two more jump into race against Rep. Don Young

Wednesday, October 10th

Tom Anderson says he accepts responsibility in bribery case

Thursday, October 4th

Corrosion issue resurfaces in Palin's tax bill

Wednesday, October 3rd

Palin releases draft of oil tax bill
Commission rushes to finish VECO report before start of special session

Sunday, September 30th

Kott's phone bill raises concerns

Friday, September 28th

Stevens, worker at odds over fundraising
Watchdog group urges probe of earmark linked to Young

Thursday, September 27th

APOC looks for options to enforce campaign rules
Doll, Kerttula will run for re-election

Wednesday, September 26th

Pete Kott convicted of Corruption
Legislators seek wider VECO probe

Tuesday, September 25th

Closing arguments made in Kott trial
VECO polling assistance comes under scrutiny

Sunday, September 23rd

Campaign finance bill seeks to bolster regulatory agency
Cowdery skips session, critics not satisfied

Friday, September 21st

FBI spied on Ted Stevens as part of sting
Pete Kott apologizes for language, but proclaims innocence

Thursday, September 20th

Palin calls for Ben Stevens to leave post
Contractor says he paid workers for Stevens' fundraisers, house work
Ex-legislator denies he sought job from VECO

Wednesday, September 19th

Cowdery pulls out of special session on tax
Ex-legislator's son takes stand in corruption trial

Tuesday, September 18th

Republicans resist corruption
Palin questions whether Cowdery should keep post
VECO official helped organize Young fundraiser
Kohring plans to probe pressure to plead guilty

Monday, September 17th

Ex-lawmaker says prosecutors pressured him to plead guilty
Defense seeks to dispute claims of Kott's 'friends'

Sunday, September 16th

Ex-VECO head says employees worked on Ted Stevens' home
APOC eyes McGuire's work for health provider

Friday, September 14th

Ex-VECO head says he bribed Ben Stevens

Thursday, September 13th

Lobbyist called an unindicted co-conspirator
Former patron testifies in Kott's corruption case

Wednesday, September 12th

Oil executives talk of Stevens' support in video
Secret FBI recordings emerge in Kott trial
Campaign law violations past APOC's scope

Tuesday, September 11th

Contrasting portraits kick off Kott trial

Thursday, September 7th

Industry association comes out against Palin's oil tax plan

Thursday, September 6th

Opinion: Special session news is good for the capital
Weyhrauch trial delayed
Special session work likely to be done here

Wednesday, September 5th

Session to be held in Juneau
Palin offers new plan for state oil tax

Tuesday, September 4th

Palin to convey plans for fall special session

Monday, September 3rd

Weyhrauch plans defense strategy

Friday, August 31st

Ex-Rep. Kohring claims FBI coerced him
Dems: New oil tax should be gross tax

Thursday, August 30th

Kohring wants trial moved to Washington

Wednesday, August 29th

Weyhrauch, Kott seek dismissal of evidence
Palin now a part-time resident
Commissioner says she supports director's move to Anchorage

Tuesday, August 28th

Judge links Ben Stevens to FBI probe
Palin makes legislative appointments

Sunday, August 26th

Juneau to lose another top-level state official

Wednesday, August 22nd

Oil profits tax bringing in $800 million less than expected
Republican legislator calls for politicians' resignations

Tuesday, August 21st

Don Young helps fund ferry office purchase

Monday, August 20th

Lawmakers say ethics ruling won't affect them
Weyhrauch seeks to have trial separated from Kott

Friday, August 17th

Justice Dept. investigates polar contract

Thursday, August 16th

Opinion: Juneau is the clear choice for special session venue

Wednesday, August 15th

Ethics cloud stymies lawmakers
Governor likely to poll senators on special session
Letter to the editor: Disappointed with Senate president

Tuesday, August 14th

Opinion: Special session sends the wrong message
Diane Benson gears up for another try at Young's seat
Green: Palin should poll Senate about session

Friday, August 10th

House votes 2-1 to hold session here
Clean election initiative gets initial approval

Wednesday, August 8th

Senator, Alaska politics under siege
Palin extends deadline for gas pipeline
Young appears ready to fend off investigations
Don Young finally pays the bill for seven years of crab dinners during fundraisers

Monday, August 6th

Oil magnate sowed political clout
Judge denies trial move for Weyhrauch

Sunday, August 5th

Palin leaves session location decision to the Legislature
Governor: 'Undue influence' pushed controversial tax
Opinion: Legislative move no answer to corruption

Friday, August 3rd

Gov. Palin to call session on oil tax

Thursday, August 2nd

Feds look at funds Stevens steered to wildlife center
Dates raise questions about former legislator
Corruption allegations casting pall over state

Wednesday, August 1st

FBI widens investigation into Stevens
Capital advocates target new voters

Tuesday, July 31th

FBI searches Stevens' home
Jake Metcalfe to challenge Don Young
New program boosts benefits for seniors

Monday, July 30th

Indictments may be downfall of tax

Friday, July 27th

Senator plans to sell land in questioned deal

Thursday, July 26th

Ethics plaint filed against Murkowski
Feds oppose trial move for Weyhrauch

Wednesday, July 25th

Committee faults Ramras for cruise ties
Rep. Don Young under investigation

Tuesday, July 24th

Legislators fight session move plans

Sunday, July 22nd

Alaska editorial: Palin's push for analysis of the oil tax feels rushed
Murkowski gas advisor questions Palin strategy
The end of capital budget favoritism?

Friday, July 20th

State rejects public-funded elections bid
Alaska editorial: Special session should undo corrupt oil vote

Thursday, July 19th

Weyhrauch wants to move trial to Juneau
Special session costs come in low
Sen. Murkowski involved in questionable land deal
Young beefs up his legal resources

Wednesday, July 18th

After 2-month delay, Stevens releases report on finances
Palin announces replacement for Rep. Vic Kohring
Lawmaker urges list of dangerous mentally ill

Tuesday, July 17th

Committee gives Stevens financial filing extension
Governor signs two Elton bills into law
Alaska editorial: Anderson conviction a needed housecleaning

Monday, July 16th

Mat-Su Republicans narrow down list for Kohring replacements

Friday, July 13th

Palin to have final say on Kohring's replacement

Wednesday, July 11th

Alaska editorial: Palin struck a blow for fiscal discipline
Legislative director resigns

Tuesday, July 10th

Jury finds Anderson guilty
Governor approves ethics bill
Stevens concerned corruption investigation will affect election

Monday, July 9th

Republicans seek to replace Kohring

Thursday, July 6th

Palin hopeful that producers will apply to build gas pipeline
Alaska editorial: Legislature should be as time-efficient in 90 days as it was in one
Closing arguments set for today in Anderson trial

Wednesday, July 4th

Ease of special session obscures true costs of moving the capital
Palin signs domestic violence shelter bill

Tuesday, July 3rd

Anderson defense questions informant's motives
Lawmakers fear precedent set by session

Monday, July 2nd
Fall session may bypass Juneau
Trial reveals commissioner as informant

Sunday, July 1st
Palin budget cuts dismay legislators
Federal probe has critics asking why state didn't act first
Commission faces criticism from all sides
Committee's secrecy mandate makes assessing effectiveness difficult

Friday, June 29th
• Letter: Kohring exhibits strength in face of adversity
• Ex-corrections official testifies in Anderson trial
• Alaska Legislature moves ahead with Masonic building remodel

Thursday, June 28th
• Prosecutor, defense paint different pictures of Anderson

Wednesday, June 27th
• Legislature OKs senior aid

Tuesday, June 26th
• Anderson records show debt

Monday, June 25th
• Payments to seniors may now increase

Friday, June 22nd
• Tom Anderson bribery trial begins Monday

Thursday, June 21st
• City projects await Palin's final approval
• Juneau projects in Legislature-approved budget

Wednesday, June 20th
• Rep. Kohring to step down

Tuesday, June 19th
• Palin fires all 7 members of state agriculture board
• Kohring track record shows little influence

Monday, June 18th
• Grand jury looks into Sen. Stevens' Veco connections
• Kohring may delay decision

Sunday, June 17th
• Stevens requests ethics review of financial filing

Wednesday, June 13th
• Harris expects Kohring to resign

Sunday, June 10th
• Palin vows vetoes in public works projects
• Legislators unhappy about session

Thursday, June 8th
• Stevens hires lawyers in FBI probe
• New VECO leader: Ethics is a priority
• Letter: Moving special session is only fair

Thursday, June 7th
• Kohring avoids voting on gas bill
• Letter: Why can't Legislature think outside the box?
• Palin signs gas line bill
• Weyhrauch seeks trial delay; prosecutors object
• Alaska editorial: Palin's popularity yet to be tested

Wednesday, June 6th
• Letter: Why can't Legislature think outside the box?
• Palin to sign gas pipeline plan today

Tuesday, June 5th
• Palin OKs cruise line disclosure

Monday, June 4th
• Palin says rural Alaska needs more economic support
• Letter: Erickson is on solid ground with criticism

Sunday, June 3rd
• Session to be held in Anchorage
• Letter: Palin's fall session a wake-up call for city
• Empire editorial: Moving special session adds insult to injury
• Alaska editorial: Credit for Point Thomson dissolution is due ex-Gov.

Friday, June 1st
• Legislators now get 30 days notice for special session

Wednesday, May 30th
• Ethics rules may take bite out of dining
• Investigators probe remodeling at home of Sen. Ted Stevens

Sunday, May 27th
• Ethics law targets Juneau lobbyist

Friday, May 25th
• Small charter schools take a hit in funding

Tuesday, May 22nd
• Legislators say short sessions' days numbered

Monday, May 21st
• Costs to move session may trump savings

Sunday, May 20th
• SeniorCare program a legislative casualty
• Ocean rangers to work ships despite cuts
• Legislative roundup

Friday, May 18th
• Palin wants new session venue
• Budget provides 1-year fix
• Governor battles oil industry, wins approval of AGIA
• Top lobbyist admits conspiracy scheme

Thursday, May 17th
• Legislature leaves major issues
• Corrosion, senior care bills die in Legislature
• Lobbyist pleads guilty to conspiracy

Wednesday, May 16th
• Schools unlikely to see long-term plan
• New ferry study in the works
• Lobbyist charged in bribery scandal

Tuesday, May 15th
• Capitol awaits education funding
• Gov. Palin appoints new ferry advisers

Monday, May 14th
• Education funding stalls in Legislature
• Recall petition to target Kohring
• Alaska lawmakers hit home stretch in final days of session
• Legislative roundup

Sunday, May 13th
• Lawmakers disclose conflicts of interest, but vote anyway
• State conflicts data difficult to track down
• Conflicts of interest
• Legislature OKs Palin's gas line act
• Omnibus crime bill on the move
• School funding measure pops up in state Senate
• Senate passes capital budget
• Ethics law passes Legislature

Friday, May 11th
• Ethics reforms continue after indictments
• Legislature to have consistent start dates
• Palin's gas line bill moving forward
• Agriculture director resigns

Thursday, May 10th
• Palin assures Alaskans first for pipeline jobs
• State to share money with cities, boroughs
• The Alaska Legislature failed Wednesday to settle on next year's start date but may be able to do so today.
• Cruise ship rebate goes back to Senate Judiciary Committee

Wednesday, May 9th
• Legislators want special session
• House sticks with ocean ranger program
• Special gas line 'working group' quickly disbands
• Kohring rejects calls to step down

Tuesday, May 8th
• VECO execs plead guilty to bribery
• Indicted Wasilla legislator loses chairmanship
• VECO papers suggest more to come
• Alaska House fails to move same-sex benefits amendment
• Senate Finance Committee may review ethics bill today

Monday, May 7th
• Tour operators sue state over ship initiative
• Lawmakers OK retirement help for cities

Sunday, May 6th
• 'A black day for the House'
• State legislators question calls for gas competition
• Judge releases current, former lawmakers on bail
• Legislative roundup

Friday, May 4th
• State legislators question calls for gas competition
• State takes on larger share of retirement

Thusday, May 3rd
• State may use subpoena in fight over gas

Wednesday, May 2nd
• Alaska gas pipeline battle heats up
• Alaska to review condition of oil, gas facilities
• House balks at later start date

Tuesday, May 1st
• House committee supports Coeur's Kensington plan

Sunday, April 29th
• Senate passes February start for Legislature
• Palin OKs maximum sentence for cops who kill
• Legislative roundup

Friday, April 27th
• Lawmakers looking to consultants for gas line bill help
• Senators balk at timing, cost of impeaching regent Hayes
• Pensions or 401k plans? Debate re-ignited

Thursday, April 26th
• Cruise ship tax bill could cut $10 million from state revenue
• Friends rally to aid Nome representative

Wednesday, April 25th
• Palin urges revenue sharing
• Lawmakers look over respective ethics bills
• Former Young aide charged with conspiracy

Tuesday, April 24th
• Senators push universal health care plan
• Former Young aide charged with conspiracy

Sunday, April 22nd
• Natural gas pipeline: State looks for lessons in past oil line
• Legislative roundup

Thursday, April 19th
• Senate OKs $9.82 billion state operating budget
• State sets up new office to monitor oil infrastructure

Wednesday, April 18th
• Push to overturn benefits continues
• Young hires lawyer after feds launch investigation
• Lawmakers propose placing 15-cent fee on shopping bags

Tuesday, April 17th
• Schools welcome $1 billion
• Lawmakers hit the home stretch

Monday, April 16th
• Oil companies try to sway gas line plan
• Irwin returns to finish job

Sunday, April 15th
• Long-serving senator
• Timeline of Ted Stevens' Senate career
• Auditors account for tax shortfall
• State operating budget ready for Senate vote
• Introduced bill would allow governor to remove regent
• Legislative roundup

Friday, April 13th
• Tourism funding gets cold shoulder from lawmakers

Thursday, April 12th
• Lawmakers review legalities of Palin's gas line bill

Wednesday, April 11th
• Lawmakers work to bring back bonus

Tuesday, April 10th
• Alaska tops nation in per-capita federal largesse

Monday, April 9th
• Senate deletes state wastewater effort
• Legislative roundup

Sunday, April 8th
• Pipeline may face legal challenges
• Young may give back campaign donation

Wednesday, April 4th
• Voters say no to benefits
• Oil tax comes up short in first year
• House OKs changes to accommodate 90-day session

Tuesday, April 3rd
• House passes ethics bill
• Committee OKs bill for sex crime lawsuits
• Voters to weigh in on same-sex benefits today

Monday, April 2nd
• Ethics bill ready for House debate
• Bill would ease punishment for illegal tobacco purchases
• Legislative roundup

Friday, March 30th
• Former legislator wins delay in bribery trial

Thursday, March 29th
• Lawmakers consider possible amendments to Palin's gas line bill
• Ocean rangers may be placed on ships
• Palin brings back ferry advisor panel

Wednesday, March 21st
• Operating budget headed for Senate
• Vote may cut off existing benefits

Tuesday, March 27th
• House panel trims $150 million off Palin's budget plan

Sunday, March 25th
• Retirement plan aims for fairness

Thursday, March 22nd
• Palin asks Legislature to give up some power to get gas line

Wednesday, March 21st
• Legislators mull plan for retirement

Tuesday, March 20th
• Stevens: Federal help is waning
• Senator weighs in on Gonzales
• Stevens urges lawmakers to move on gas line
• War protester disrupts senator during speech

Monday, March 19th
• Some ethics reform bills cast wide net

Sunday, March 18th
• Lawmakers roll up sleeves for pipeline bill
• Legislative roundup

Friday, March 16th
• Legislators eye electing state's attorney general

Thursday, March 15th
• Senior bonus no longer part of Palin budget
• Pipeline plan at odds with constitution?
• Senate OKs $35 million for gas line

Wednesday, March 14th
• House quizzes governor on gas line plan
• Palin praised for first 100 days

Tuesday, March 13th
• Session not likely to wrap up in 90 days
• Palin wants to shift social service funds

Monday, March 12th
• Murkowski may have misused jet

Sunday, March 11th
• Palin bets her image on gas line
• Lawmakers want transparency in gas contract negotiations
• Legislative roundup

Thursday, March 8th
• AK seeks big payday in tax case

Wednesday, March 7th
• Palin, French discuss ethics reform differences
• Legislature looks at larger building in Anchorage

Tuesday, March 6th
• Senate OKs ethics bills
• Lawmakers worried about gas line tariffs

Monday, March 5th
• Governor questions polar bear proposal
• Legislative roundup

Sunday, March 4th
• Palin unveils gas line plan
• Southeast lawmakers discuss proposal

Friday, March 2nd
• Effect of 90-day sessions may hit staff paychecks
• Palin set to announce gas pipeline plan

Thursday, March 1st
• Gov. Palin cancels materials contract for Lynn Canal road
• Palin plans to offer $500 million gas-pipeline incentive

Wednesday, February 28th
• 90-day session advocates short on ideas

Sunday, February 25th
• Health-care costs strain state budget
• Legislative roundup

Friday, February 23rd
• Sen. Murkowsi urges Alaska to support U.S. effort in Iraq
• Ethics bill leaves out provision for bribery

Thursday, February 22nd
• AK saves as dependents go missing

Wednesday, February 14th
• Governor signs bill restricting pardon power
• How controversial pardon made it through
• Lawmakers launch debate on money for education

Monday, February 19th
• Governor to introduce gas line bill March 2
• Communities get more time on coastal plans
• House panel continues its work on ethics reform bill

Sunday, February 18th
• Doll, Dems push child health care

Friday, February 16th
• Palin seeking study of state's health care system
• Millions for billions
• Proposed cargo tax would mean higher costs for Alaskans

Thursday, February 15th
• Governor promises cooperation with AFN
• Palin seeks more money for budget

Wednesday, February 14th
• Palin seeks retirement battle funds

Tuesday, February 13th
• Lawmakers enhance push for oil tax change
• Governor to review Division of Habitat
• Juneau vies for more time on coastal plans

Monday, February 12th
• Sen. Ted Stevens pays lodge bills to resolve questions

Sunday, February 11th
• Legislative pay hardly meager, numbers show
• Legislative roundup
• Dog days are over for Legislature
• Palin confident of gas-line plan

Thursday, February 8th
• Lawmakers demand tax answers from BP
• Legislators begin push to restore longevity bonus
• Lawmakers push ahead with vote on same-sex benefits

Tuesday, February 6th
• Palin team sees low morale in Southeast
• Stevens voices concern about pipeline report

Monday, February 5th
• Palin may be unable to remove Jim Hayes

Sunday, February 4th
• Lawyer: Governor may remove university regent
• Legislative roundup

Friday, February 2nd
• Analysts: Budget drought ahead
• Feds, state leaders disagree on delays in building gas pipeline
• Legislature takes over neighboring Masonic temple

Wednesday, January 31th
• Legislators rush to rein in pardons
• Governor asks for $12 million to sue former consultants

Tuesday, January 30th
• Fog delays quorum in Legislature

Sunday, January 28th
• Legislative roundup

Friday, January 26th
• Governor introduces ethics bill

Wednesday, January 24th
• Lawmakers look into scope of climate change

Tuesday, January 16th
• Ethics issues sweep over Legislature
• State lawmaker to provide peers' pipeline lessons

Monday, January 22nd
• As Palin makes pipeline a priority, Alaska waits
• Doll to tackle ethics reform in committee work

Friday, January 19th
• Legislature called to act on corruption

Thursday, January 18th
• Palin outlines gas line plan
• State of the State

Wednesday, January 17th
• Lawmakers convene '07 session
• Legislators hope to wrap up work in 90 days
• Senators: Bill would quicken gas-line appeal

Tuesday, January 16th
• Legislators begin work

Thursday, January 11th
• Palin names Sampson, Hartig, Fedullo to staff
• Juneau legislators' bills focus on wages, class size, marital abuses
• Senator works to settle land claims

Wednesday, January 10th
• Two Juneau lawmakers sponsor bills to tighten state ethics laws

Tuesday, January 9th
• Palin drops Murkowski pick

Friday, January 5th
• Palin wins bipartisan kudos in first month

Thursday, January 4th
• Murkowski's Asia tour cost state more than $100,000

Wednesday, January 3rd
• State representatives kick off year with ethics bill filing

Monday, January 1st
• Alaska fights global warming lawsuit
• New year, new governor, new hope for gas deal