...future for the state, the governor said.Near the end of the session, Parnell proposed a five-year fiscal plan as he and lawmakers looked to rein in spending and absorb the near-term hit of the oil tax cut.The plan, which assumes there will be some...

...thank those who made the Alaska Oil Comeback a reality, starting with the leadership in the Alaska Legislature, and all lawmakers who were dedicated to a rigorous public process. They set the tone early for one of the most productive sessions in decades...

...Elementary and Secondary Education Act, came up for renewal in 2007 and its requirements were not updated. Duncan has pushed lawmakers to revisit the law and make changes to accommodate challenges officials did not anticipate when they first passed the measure...

...example of how good government should work. That is residents bringing forward their concerns to those we elect and then those lawmakers come back with an idea and hopefully some money to help. We would also encourage the borough, the Alaska Department of Environmental...

...tax overhaul recently approved by state lawmakers - by referencing just one slide he saw...conversation at a Wednesday gathering of lawmakers from around the Kenai Peninsula hosted...competitive oil tax structure. She said lawmakers were able to pass SB21 based on the difference...

...copy: We are not in Oregon or Washington, we are in Alaska, and we don't care how they do it in the Lower 48. Their lawmakers have screwed those places up nine ways to Sunday and we don't need to follow in their footsteps. Just because "change...

...initiatives that qualify for the ballot by passing substantially similar legislation.A year after passing the bill, however, lawmakers stripped the inflation adjustment requirement and reference to the minimum wage being $1 higher than the federal level...

...than pursuing that," he said. During the last legislative session - "the most productive in decades," Parnell said - lawmakers passed a number of bills deemed priorities by the administration, including the oil tax cut and a plan aimed at bringing...

While state lawmakers have been mulling changes to Alaska's...been increasing in Cook Inlet.Area lawmakers and industry representatives point to...R-Soldotna, said he thinks most other state lawmakers would agree."Which is a surprise...

JUNEAU - Lawmakers have begun deliberations on a bill that would require voters to present photo identification when casting their ballots, but one...