...Southeast, Rep. Jim Elkins, R-Ketchikan, who is battling liver cancer, is toe to toe with Kyle Johansen, a lobbyist for the city and former legislative aide.

...Roger Shattuck said. "He shot a 78 when he was age 79. Shooting your age is considered an accomplishment." Lobbyist for the city Clark Gruening, who has been involved in recent battles to keep the capital in Juneau, called Shattuck a "pioneer...

...some priorities skewed towards all the citizens be set? It would seem if $175,000 can be spent annually on lobbyists for the city that somehow sewer and water rates could be lower. To be fair, this disdain towards the common people is reflected...

...you're going backwards." Gruening, 57, chairman of the Alaska Permanent Fund Board and chief legislative lobbyist for the city of Juneau, also has been buffeted in the halls of government. There, too, he knows which way the wind is blowing...

...point to make is they didn't ask the whole question," said Clark Gruening, Win's brother and legislative lobbyist for the city of Juneau. In 1994, voters approved the so-called FRANK initiative requiring state money can't be expended...

...the work of a legislator. George Davidson, a Juneau Assembly member in the mid-'80s and early-'90s, said lobbyists for the city also can work to provide a unified voice for the city's interests. Weyhrauch said he plans to hold more constituent...

Major funding and policy decisions are still pending, and Capitol veterans know to expect the unexpected during the horse-trading of the final few days.

...you're going backwards." Gruening, 57, chairman of the Alaska Permanent Fund Board and chief legislative lobbyist for the city of Juneau, also has been buffeted in the halls of government. There, too, he knows which way the wind is blowing...