...funding formula for school construction.The signing of SB 62 allows five rural schools to take advantage of a 2011 Alaska Superior Court decision that ensures equitable funding of school construction in rural towns and villages.The case Willie and...
...plaque, a present from President Richard Nixon to Alaska in 1969, containing the rocks.When Anderson asked the Alaska Superior Court to declare him the owner of the plaque in late 2010, the state filed a counterclaim for damages against Anderson...
...appeals committee that would be stacked with the governor's appointees. The panel would hear cases that now go to Alaska Superior Court. The legislators' rationale has been to provide consistency with the setting of legal precedent and speeding...
...issues at Earthjustice, a nonprofit law office in Juneau, filed a three-party lawsuit against the state in Alaska Superior Court on Monday. It challenges Alaska Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Michael Menge's May 18 decision...
...Johnson had only a brief reaction. "It looks like we spent an awful lot of money and energy just to say no," he said. "Other than that, I have no comment." Johnson has until Aug. 2 to appeal the decision in Alaska Superior Court.
...Citizens for the Educational Advancement of Alaska's Children (CEAAC) and NEA-Alaska filed a lawsuit in Alaska Superior Court. The suit charges that the state's funding of kindergarten-through-12th grade (K-12) schools violates...
...approved the tax initiative for the 2006 ballot. The plaintiffs have since asked the 3rd Judicial District of the Alaska Superior Court to invalidate more than 1,000 signatures collected during the initiative process. If the court agrees, the...
...certification, which came 58 days after the election. Murkowski's write-in campaign lasted just 46 days. On Dec. 10 Alaska Superior Court state judge William Carey ruled against Miller's challenge of write-in votes and found no proof for Miller's...
...Alaska filed a lawsuit saying the state cannot reduce coverage in public employee retirees' health plan. The Alaska Superior Court ruled in 2002 in favor of the plaintiffs, citing state constitutional protection of coverage. The state appealed...
...the First Judicial District, covering Southeast Alaska. Superior Court Judge Michael Jeffery will preside over the Second...District, covering much of northern and northwest Alaska. Superior Court Judge Dan Hensley will preside over the Third Judicial...
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