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By Dave Donaldson

Congressman Don Young and his challenger, Democrat Harry Crawford, today faced an audience in Juneau more interested in specific issues than in personal ones. Continue reading →

By Libby Casey

The Fairbanks Borough is not weighing-in on the claims of its former mayor, Jim Whitaker, that Senate candidate Joe Miller broke ethics rules while an employee. Continue reading →

By Libby Casey

The Obama Administration has announced that deepwater offshore drilling can resume in the Gulf of Mexico – but the decision doesn’t affect Alaska, where shallow water drilling is on hold. Continue reading →

By Dave Donaldson

The U-S Department of Energy has approved the continuation of Conoco-Phillips/Marathon Liquefied Natural Gas Export License shipments to overseas markets for the next two years. Continue reading →

By Dave Donaldson

The U-S Department of the Interior is ready to make public its recent review of federal management of subsistence in Alaska. Continue reading →

By Libby Casey

When the federal government announced last week that every state is getting a million dollars to help pay for a new piece of the national health care law, just two states were left off the list:  Alaska and Minnesota.  They didn’t apply.  Alaska’s governor doesn’t want the money. And critics of the Parnell Administration say that decision hurts Alaskans. Continue reading →

By Dave Donaldson, Libby Casey, Rosemarie Alexander

Governor Parnell today affirmed his endorsement of Republican and Tea Party candidate Joe Miller’s bid for the U-S Senate seat now occupied by Lisa Murkowski.

The two appeared at the same event in Wasilla today.   Continue reading →

By Libby Casey

Senator Lisa Murkowski says she’s weighing “Alaska” and its future as she considers whether or not to launch a write-in bid to keep her Senate seat.  She won’t say until tomorrow what she plans to do – and says in fact she’s still thinking about her options.  But the Senator does not sound like she’s given up yet. Continue reading →

By Dave Donaldson

The major issue to be argued in this year’s U-S Senate race is how the winner of the  General Election will deal with the federal government’s influence on the state’s economy.  Continue reading →

By Dave Donaldson

Republican Bill Walker says he’s not continuing a run for the governor’s office.   He came in second in the Republican primary last month with about a third of the party-members’ votes.   Continue reading →