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Ex-Gov. Murkowski: Environmentalists hurt development in Alaska

...resources belong to the federal government, a state official has said.President Barack Obama in 2011 directed his administration to hold annual lease sales in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska to boost oil production.Murkowski said the...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-05-09/ex-gov-murkowski-environmentalists-hurt
State
Sean Parnell says he'll seek re-election as governor

...he can be more effective in that role than in pursuing a U.S. Senate bid.Parnell told The Associated Press his administration has helped to build a "solid foundation" of opportunity for the state, "and it's now time to frame in that...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-05-05/sean-parnell-says-hell-seek-re-election
State
Obama OK with morning-after pill sales at age 15

MEXICO CITY - President Barack Obama said Thursday he was comfortable with his administration's decision to allow over-the-counter purchases of a morning-after pill for anyone 15 and older.The Food and Drug Administration...

http://juneauempire.com/not-web/2013-05-03/obama-ok-morning-after-pill-sales-age
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Amended capital budget clears Senate committee

...will push for the additional $30 million in the House, Parnell said he included money for the project to signal his administration's support and it is up to Juneau's legislators to respond."I expect legislators to do some lifting with me...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-04-04/amended-capital-budget-clears-senate-co
State
Pebble Mine & the Clean Water Act

...Bristol Bay land management plan allows mining at Pebble. Well, it does now. After all, it was in 2005 that his administration (made up of many mining professionals) ignored science and community input and swapped 93 percent of the lands...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2013-03-01/pebble-mine-clean-water-act
Opinion
Committee asks JSD for nurses, drug tests

...considering its limits."We all wish that we had more money," Saddler said.Superintendent Glenn Gelbrich and his administration budget team will consider the committee's comments over the next week and report its findings on March 11.Gelbrich...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2013-03-05/committee-asks-jsd-nurses-drug-tests
Local
Parnell talks state tourism, business at chamber event

...this success to efforts by the tourism industry and his administration to lower taxes, streamline permitting and increase...audience keep an open mind about the new design his administration proposed for the Alaska Class Ferry day boat."Will...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-03-22/parnell-talks-state-tourism-business-ch
State
Oil taxes to top agenda for next Legislature

...convinced we can come together collaboratively and move Alaska forward this year."Parnell said he told members of his administration tasked with developing a new plan that any proposal must be fair to Alaskans, encourage new production, be simple...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-01-14/oil-taxes-top-agenda-next-legislature
State
Spending cuts shadow Obama meeting with tribes

...administration's programs and efforts on their behalf would continue.Obama ticked off a list of achievements by his administration on behalf of Native Americans and then spoke of improving America's roads and its infrastructure and expanding...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-12-06/spending-cuts-shadow-obama-meeting-trib
State
My Turn: 'Ripple effect' of more than one new ferry

...support of the Parnell administration. As we continue to improve and grow our fleet of ferries, Governor Parnell and his administration remain committed to Ketchikan and the role it will play as the center for shipbuilding in Alaska.The real ripple...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2013-01-24/my-turn-ripple-effect-more-one-new-fe
Opinion

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