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House Committee to hear Sealaska land bills

A U.S. House of Representatives committee Thursday will hear two different Sealaska land bills. Both bills relate to advancing the finalizations...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2013-05-16/house-committee-hear-sealaska-land-bill
Local
Sean Parnell says he'll seek re-election as governor

...ConocoPhillips. In 2008, he challenged U.S. Rep. Don Young in a three-way race for the Republican nomination for U.S. House, coming in a close second.Walker said he was surprised by Parnell's decision to seek re-election."I thought...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-05-05/sean-parnell-says-hell-seek-re-election
State
Advocates eye legalizing marijuana in Alaska

...will respond to the laws in Washington and Colorado. A bipartisan group of congressmen, including Alaska's lone U.S. House member, Don Young, recently introduced legislation that would ensure the federal government respects stat e marijuana...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-04-28/advocates-eye-legalizing-marijuana-alas
State
Young talks of ethics investigation

JUNEAU - Alaska's lone U.S. House member said Thursday that he's not concerned about...him.Rep. Don Young told reporters in Juneau that the U.S. House Ethics Committee is looking into matters that he said...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-03-29/young-talks-ethics-investigation
State
Sequestration could mean bringing our troops home

...Care Act. Those resulted in a significant backlash against government spending and changed the balance of power in the U.S. House of Representatives. Energized by newly elected Tea Party types in 2011, the GOP controlled House forced the President...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2013-03-07/sequestration-could-mean-bringing-our
Opinion
My Turn: Support passage of Sealaska lands bill

...the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971. Representative Don Young has introduced similar legislation in the U.S. House. We are seeking broad public support for these bills as the most balanced economic, cultural and environmental solution...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2013-03-21/my-turn-support-passage-sealaska-land
Opinion
Working across party lines produces results for America

...to get things done for our state and nation.If you look beyond the headlines, the Senate and occasionally even the U.S. House have passed significant legislation to create millions of jobs for Americans and address some of our nation's serious...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2012-12-23/working-across-party-lines-produces-r
Opinion
Republican Sen. DeMint steps down

...DeMint was first elected to the Senate in 2004 and easily re-elected six years later. He previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives for three terms."I'm leaving the Senate now, but I'm not leaving the fight. I've decided...

http://juneauempire.com/not-web/2012-12-07/republican-sen-demint-steps-down
Not For Web
Alaska's delegation responds to death of Sen. Inouye

...to his Twitter feed: "Goodbye, dear friend. RIP @Daniel_Inouye"The office of Alaska's lone member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Republican Rep. Don Young, released a short statement Monday as well."I was deeply saddened...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-12-17
State
Begich not sold on president's rumored gun control proposals

...the biggest fan of some of our issues."Markey, who is the ranking member of the Natural Resources Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, released a statement after the Kulluk's grounding that read in part, "Oil companies cannot...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-01-11/begich-not-sold-presidents-rumored-gun-
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