...qualifying communities, according to the governor. Murkowski said he will also seek $6.5 million for Small Municipality Energy Assistance, a state program, and add $9 million of state money to the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance program...

...cut $8.8 million of state money for federal low-income energy assistance and $6.4 million for small municipality energy assistance. "That's something that isn't there that should be," said Rep. Beth Kerttula, D-Juneau. The operating...

...million in state money for the federal low-income energy assistance program and $6.4 million for the small municipality energy assistance program were removed in the Senate Finance Committee. Efforts by Democrats to restore the cuts on the Senate...