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STAR Seeks More Men to Staff Crisis Phone Lines
Channel 2 NewsWhen Standing Together Against Rape held a crisis line training session this spring, one thing stood out: out of 10 trainees, only two were men. The crisis line, which is staffed in large part by volunteers, is the hub of STAR’s advocacy...Tags: Sex Crimes, Assault, Sexual Assault, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Interest
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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: Environmental Issues, Executive Branch, Government, Regional Authority, Natural Resources
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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: Executive Branch, Hospitals and Clinics, Regional Authority, Health, Politics
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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,...
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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: Executive Branch, Government, Politics
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Alaska Special Session Cost at Nearly $404,000
By Becky BohrerLast month's 13-day special legislative session has so far cost nearly $404,000. Jessica Geary, finance manager for Legislative Affairs, says she expects the figure to rise. Costs are still being tabulated. Gov. Sean Parnell called a special...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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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: Executive Branch, Government, Budgets and Budgeting, Politics
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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: Barack Obama, Government, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Holidays
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Shelley Hughes to be Sworn In for Gatto's Term Friday
Shelley Hughes, a former aide to the late state Rep. Carl Gatto, will be sworn in Friday to serve out the remainder of his term. Gov. Sean Parnell chose Hughes from among three candidates put forth by House District 13 Republicans. And House Speaker Mike...
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New Bill Banning Texting While Driving Takes Effect Friday
A new bill banning texting while driving in Alaska goes into effect Friday. Gov. Sean Parnell signed the bill into law Thursday. Lawmakers in 2008 passed legislation intended to ban texting while driving though it didn't say texting in the law. A...
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Channel 2 News Investigates: Alaska's Child Porn Epidemic
Channel 2 NewsWhile in jail, awaiting sentencing for charges related to the possession of child pornography, Anchorage inmate Troy McKenzie continued to self-medicate himself with a mixture of newspaper and magazine cutouts of young children. This day of discovery had...Tags: Environmental Issues, Finance, Executive Branch, Elections, Sex Crimes
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