...instead ''nickel and dime'' important services to Alaskans, a Knowles administration spokeswoman said Tuesday. Annalee McConnell, director of the state's Office of Management and Budget, said a Republican resolution calling on the governor...

...nearly $24.2 million more than proposed by Gov. Tony Knowles, including $815,000 more for the peninsula. Annalee McConnell, director of the Office of Management and Budget, said federal money that may have become available since the governor...

...no plans to return to politics. Knowles plans to name a successor before Ayers leaves, said Knowles spokesman Bob King. Two possible candidates are Deputy Chief of Staff David Ramseur and Budget Director Annalee McConnell, King said.

...proposed.'' For the administration's budget writers, the committee's approach is frustrating and backward, said Annalee McConnell, Knowles' budget director. McConnell said the state needs more than $80 million more next year just to maintain...

...The remainder would come from federal money and state operations such as the Anchorage International Airport, said Annalee McConnell, Gov. Tony Knowles' budget director. However, even $12 million won't fit in well with the budget-cutting...

...comes in just under the $16.5 million allowed in the spending plan approved by the Legislature last year, said Annalee McConnell, Knowles' budget director. Much of the supplemental budget is made up of costs the administration had warned would...

...the department would be unable to keep up with automatic increases in areas such as Medicaid and foster care, said Annalee McConnell, Knowles' budget director. ''It's going to mean some very substantial impacts,'' McConnell said, adding...

...making deep cuts in state spending. ''They cut $250 million but haven't addressed the revenue side,'' said Annalee McConnell, Knowles' budget director. McConnell said even further cuts in state spending would not close the deficit. House...