...Senate Finance Committee. However, he has not let his concerns about the audits blind him to the broader problem. Stedman's committee last week was busily amending the Senate's reform bill, and - surprise - the legislation offers reduced oil...

...general elements of the tax debate to try to get members up to speed, but he said it's been hard not knowing where Stedman's committee will ultimately end up."I just want to see a bill," he said.Senate Minority Leader John Coghill, who was...

...Co-chairman Stedman denied any effort at stalling, and blamed the delay on the difficulty in getting a bill drafted. Stedman's committee, along with the corresponding committee in the House, were both heavy with allies of the oil industry. Senate...

...continued effort on that next year," he said. "I personally feel oil is more likely to stay higher than lower." Stedman's committee also has more than 100 bills awaiting review, including 15 introduced by Palin. "The unfortunate thing is for...

...draft a new version of HB 314 leaving the Gravina bonds out. "The dilemma," he said, is the bill will move to Stedman's committee once the House finishes with it. The governor can't use her line-item veto power to cut a particular project...