Displaying items 61-72 of 129637
» View ktuu.com items only
< Previous
•
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-10804
•
Next >
-
Work Wraps On Operating Budget
Associated PressHouse and Senate negotiators have reached agreement on their differences in the state operating budget. On Saturday night, they agreed to the Senate's approach to funding Alaska Performance scholarships for this year's graduates. Rep. Bill...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Bill Thomas, Music, Concerts, Sean Parnell
-
Governor Calls Special Session, Lawmakers Prepare for More Work
Gov. Sean Parnell's call for a special session has stopped Legislature staffers who were packing boxes inside the State Capitol Monday. Instead, they're now settling in for what could be a long, contentious 30 days. After watching three important...
Tags: Natural Resources, Home Heating, Democratic Party, Environmental Issues, Sean Parnell
-
Alaska Legislative Session: Governor Parnell Calling Special Session on 3 Issues
Channel 2 NewsGov. Sean Parnell is calling lawmakers back for a special session this week to deal with unresolved issues from the just-ended legislative session, including oil taxes. Parnell issued a special session call shortly after the House and Senate...Tags: Natural Resources, Executive Branch, Petroleum Industry, Government, Environmental Issues
-
Anchorage Election Officials Hold Brief Canvassing Meeting
Channel 2 NewsAnchorage election officials held a canvassing meeting Tuesday afternoon that produced more numbers from the city’s troubled electionsearlier this month -- as well as a nearly denied opportunity for one East Anchorage voter to challenge the...Tags: Voting, Local Elections, Elections
-
Coastal Zone Initiative Makes Primary Ballot
Channel 2 NewsA ballot initiative that would re-establish a coastal management program in Alaska will appear on the Aug. 28 primary ballot. Lawmakers could have pre-empted the initiative by passing substantially similar legislation. But the Legislature...Tags: Natural Resources, Voting, Elections, Citizens Initiative and Recall, Environmental Issues
-
Emails to City Officials Demand Clerk's Firing Over Elections
Channel 2 NewsIn more than 125 emails to city officials, some people are demanding that Anchorage Municipal Clerk Barbara Gruenstein be fired for her handling of the troubled April 3 city elections,according to Anchorage Assembly member Elvi Gray-Jackson. Nearly...Tags: Voting, American Civil Liberties Union, Public Officials, Elections, Government
-
Special Session Gets Off to Underwhelming Start
Channel 2 NewsThe special session of the state Legislature opened Wednesday with more of a whimper than a bang. Floor sessions saw the absence of many lawmakers, who need more than a single day of rest after 90 days of work. In the Senate, only 14 of 20 senators...Tags: Natural Resources, Executive Branch, Lesil McGuire, Health, Regional Authority
-
Human Trafficking Bill Advances, Other Measures Stall in Special Session
Channel 2 NewsThursday was the second day of the special session called by Gov. Sean Parnell, with one bill moved forward while two others languished in committee. The bill that advanced would boost the penalties for human trafficking, often connected with the...Tags: Witnesses, FBI, Prostitution, Environmental Issues, Judges
-
Anchorage Election Commission To Hold Special Meeting
Channel 2 NewsExpect an independent investigation into April’s troubled election. The city clerk said on Thursday that word comes from Assembly Chair Ernie Hall. Earlier this month, nearly half of Anchorage's polling places ran out of ballots. On Saturday,...Tags: Elections
-
Anchorage Election Commission Plans Meeting to Hear from Voters
Channel 2 NewsAnchorage's Election Commission has scheduled a special meeting for Saturday and Monday to hear from voters who believe they were disenfranchised by ballot shortages and ballot-box closures in the April 3 city elections. The meeting will begin with a...Tags: Voting, Elections
-
Fairbanks Judge Rejects Revised Redistricting Plan
Channel 2 NewsA Fairbanks judge has rejected the Alaska Redistricting Board’s revised redistricting plan as insufficiently compliant with the Alaska Constitution, after the Alaska Supreme Court rejected the board's original plan in March. The Friday ruling from...Tags: Voting, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Justice System
-
Alaska's Revenue Commissioner Gets Tough Questioning From State Senators
"Same pig, different lipstick." That's what one Alaska State Senator said Friday after a hearing in which the Department of Revenue described the Governor's new tax plan to the Senate Resources Committee. The colorful comment was meant to convey a...
Tags: Alaska Legislature, Executive Branch, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Companies and Corporations, Petroleum Industry
Apr 15, 2012
|Story| KTUU
Apr 16, 2012
|Story| KTUU
Apr 16, 2012
|Story| AP Alaska
Apr 17, 2012
|Story| KTUU
Apr 19, 2012
|Story| AP Alaska
Apr 16, 2012
|Story| KTUU
Apr 18, 2012
|Story| KTUU
Apr 19, 2012
|Story| KTUU
Apr 20, 2012
|Story| KTUU
Apr 19, 2012
|Story| KTUU
Apr 20, 2012
|Story| KTUU
Apr 20, 2012
|Story| KTUU