...manager for Era Aviation and Aviation Deputy Commissioner at Alaska Department of Transportation. Knudson will be replacing John Katz, who has served in the position for more than 30 years and is set to retire at the end of the year. "Obviously everyone...

...growing recognition in Congress that we must get control of the annual federal deficit and the national debt," said John Katz, director of state-federal relations for Alaska and special counsel to Gov. Sean Parnell. "While earmarks play only...

...was also supported by the state and environmentalists, although both said there was room for improvement. ''Improvements could be made, but this is essentially good legislation,'' John Katz, Alaska Gov. Tony Knowles' top aide here.

...resistance as time goes on. ''In most Congresses, the heavy lifting gets done in the first 18 months or so,'' said John Katz, head of Gov. Tony Knowles' Washington, D.C., office. ''Conventional wisdom is controversial issues do not...