Monthly Archives: April 2010

By Libby Casey

The Vietnam War Memorial Wall in Washington, D-C bears the names of more than 58-thousand men and women killed in service. But there are hundreds of veterans of that conflict who have died in the decades since the war who are not listed on the wall.  The group the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund wants to pay tribute to them, too, so every year it inducts men and women into their honor roll.   Continue reading →

By Dave Donaldson

Neither the House nor the Senate met the ninety-day deadline in adjourning the session early this morning.  But,  after a lot of pressure involving some of the most important issues that have been before them this year, they got the job done.   Continue reading →

By Dave Donaldson

Neither the House nor Senate adjourned this year’s session strictly within the ninety-day limit voters set for them.    Continue reading →

By Dave Donaldson

The House approved asking voters this fall to send more lawmakers to Juneau next year.  They approved a Constitutional Amendment Ballot Question that would create spaces for four more House members and two more Senators.  Continue reading →

By Dave Donaldson

A bill that would have given coastal communities a bigger say in local development issues was removed from the final mix of bills to be acted on before the Legislature adjourned  last night.  Continue reading →

By Dave Donaldson

Governor Parnell’s Scholarship program was first pronounced dead several weeks ago.  But it has continued to come back – several time — each time with predictions of a quick demise.   The plan has kept moving.  It has adapted.  And  it is still alive.  Most recently it was given new life with the rumors that the governor would call a special session of the legislature if it doesn’t pass.    Continue reading →

By Libby Casey

Senators from Pacific coastal states, including Alaska, say salmon stocks need to be protected – not just threatened populations, but healthy ones too.   Continue reading →

By Dave Donaldson

The House today took its first serious first look at the Senate bill that would separate the state’s oil and gas taxes.    Continue reading →

By Dave Donaldson

The Senate likes school lunches.  Now sponsors of a bill that would provide state support to school lunch and breakfast programs have to serve it to the House in the next four days.  Continue reading →

By Dave Donaldson

The Senate on Tuesday passed a trimmed-down version of a scholarship plan that eliminates the active provisions of the plan the governor proposed this year.  Continue reading →