...proposal. It should be given sufficient funds to conduct a thorough and impartial analysis. Sen. Ralph Seekins, chairman of that committee, made a similar statement last week when he and other Interior legislators held a gathering at the Carlson Center...

...Rep. Bill Stoltze, R-Chugiak, during a meeting of the House Finance Committee Wednesday. Stoltze is co-chairman of that committee. Stoltze singled out for praise Don Habeger, the division's director, for the work he's done since taking...

...ineligible.'' The Senate Finance Committee is also going over Knowles' supplemental budget request. A co-chairman of that committee, Sen. Sean Parnell, said he understands the pressing nature of the plea for money, but wants to be sure the...

...laws, has gathered dust in the Senate Transportation Committee. Sen. Jerry Ward, an Anchorage Republican and chairman of that committee, did not return phone calls seeking comment. The bill Elton got through the Legislature provides that Alaska...

...tries faltered in the Senate Finance Committee after opposition from Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, the co-chairman of that committee.Kerttula said she'll use the intervening time to lobby her colleagues on the bill"We can talk about it in...

...ineligible.'' The Senate Finance Committee is also going over Knowles' supplemental budget request. A co-chairman of that committee, Sen. Sean Parnell, said he understands the pressing nature of the plea for money, but wants to be sure the...

Halfway through his first term as Juneau's state senator, Kim Elton is gearing up to campaign.

Newly appointed Juneau Assembly Finance Committee Chairwoman Cathy Munoz anticipates the next budget cycle to be considerably less gloomy than the last one.

...representative Sam Kurland presented the board with a school Next Generation Committee response. Kurland is also the chairman of that committee. The student council, which has about 30 members, drafted an opinion report on the Next Generation plan and...

...month when he announced the Senate Appropriations Committee's two-year moratorium on earmarks. Inouye is the chairman of that committee. Alaska's Congressional delegation objected to the earmark moratorium, however, agreeing with Inouye it...