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Gov. Parnell Says Energy Relief Headed to Interior
Matt Buxton, Fairbanks Daily-News MinerGov. Sean Parnell says energy relief is on its way to Fairbanks, but still is a few years away. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (http://is.gd/fwTHup) says the governor discussed the high cost of energy with a group of business leaders Monday at a...Tags: Government, Natural Resources, Executive Branch, Science and Technology, Environmental Issues
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Alaska Supreme Court Orders Use of Amended Redistricting Plan
Channel 2 NewsThe Alaska Supreme Court has ordered an amended plan from the Alaska Redistricting Board to be used in this year’s elections, rejecting proposed last-minute changes to some Southeast Alaska districts. The Haines Borough had objected to the board&...Tags: Voting, Bill Thomas, Elections
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Gatto Memorialized as Family Man First, Lawmaker Second
Channel 2 NewsLoved ones, friends and fellow legislators paused Sat. to memorialize former Palmer Rep. Carl Gatto as a family man first, and a state lawmaker second. Gatto, 74, died April 10 of kidney failure in a Seattle Hospital after a long prostate cancer battle. ...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Executive Branch, Health, Justice System, Chemotherapy
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Dianne Blumer Named Labor Commissioner
Dianne Blumer, a special assistant to Gov. Sean Parnell, has been named Alaska's new labor commissioner. Blumer replaces Click Bishop, who retired in March and has announced his intent to run for a Fairbanks Senate seat. Parnell, in a statement,...
Tags: Government, Executive Branch, Career and Workplace, Work Relations, Sean Parnell
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Click Bishop Files Intent to Run for Fairbanks Senate Seat
Click Bishop has announced plans to run for a state Senate seat, less than two months after retiring as Alaska's labor commissioner. According to the Alaska Public Offices Commission, Bishop filed a letter of intent earlier this month to seek a Senate...
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Governor Parnell Signs Military Facility Zone Bill
Channel 2 NewsGov. Sean Parnell has signed into law legislation intended to spur economic activity near military bases. HB316, sponsored by Fairbanks Rep. Steve Thompson, allows for the creation of so-called military facility zones, where industrial or economic...Tags: Government, Executive Branch, Sean Parnell
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Anchorage Mayor Discusses City Budget
Channel 2 NewsAnchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan discussed the city budget for the next year at a press briefing on Wednesday,. Staffers in the mayor's office said they can't remember a time when the city hasn't lost out on some money from the Governor Parnell's budget...Tags: Government, Executive Branch, Budgets and Budgeting
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Anchorage Election Officials Plan Recounts in 6 Precincts
Channel 2 NewsAnchorage election officials say an initial recount of selected precincts in April’s city elections requested by 10 voters is complete, but plan to hold subsequent recounts in six precincts Wednesday to clarify results. Municipal Clerk Barbara...Tags: Voting, Elections
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Rhode Island Recognizing Out-of-State Gay Marriages
Erika NiedowskiRhode Island's governor has signed an executive order saying the state will recognize same-sex marriages performed out of state. The order signed by Gov. Lincoln Chafee on Monday directs state agencies to afford same-sex married couples the...Tags: Government, Family, Social Issues, Executive Branch, Lincoln Chafee
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Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln i/¿e¿br¿hæm ¿l¿¿k¿n/ (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional,...Tags: Assassinations, Social Issues, Executive Branch, Slavery, American Civil War (1861-1865)
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Gov. Sean Parnell Makes Smallest Budget Vetoes of Term
The Associated PressGov. Sean Parnell has announced $66 million in budget vetoes, the smallest cuts of his term and a result of spending limits agreed to with lawmakers. Parnell, in a speech Monday to the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce, thanked lawmakers for their work on...Tags: Government, Executive Branch, Budgets and Budgeting, Sean Parnell
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Governor Parnell Orders Alaska Flags Lowered for Peace Officers Memorial Day
Channel 2 NewsState flags will be at half-staff on Tuesday, May 15 in observance of Peace Officers Memorial Day and Law Enforcement Memorial Week. Gov. Sean Parnell says in an announcement that he's encouraging Alaskans to recognize the sacrifices made by law...Tags: Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Executive Branch, Memorial Day, Holidays
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