Mike Chenault

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...

An in-depth look at some of the key bills remaining as the legislative session ends Sunday. ALASKA PIPELINE     House Speaker Mike Chenault opposes a rewritten version of his bill to advance an in-state natural gas pipeline project.     Chenault told...

On day 8 of the Special Session in Juneau Governor Sean Parnell threw lawmakers a curve ball. The Governor, impatient with the lack of apparent progress on oil tax-reform, redefined the rules of the session. He issued an order for lawmakers to put oil...

The 27th session of the Alaska Legislature is moving into uncharted territory. Thursday night, by a vote of 14-to-2, the State Senate cast an historic, unprecedented vote to adjourn in the middle of a Special Session. That vote came just 24 hours...

Lawmakers in Juneau are feeling the pressure, with less than 23 days left in the session. Time is running out for them to deal with important issues such as changing the way oil companies are taxed, considering whether an in-state gas pipeline should be...

On the eve of what's expected to be an intense state House debate on a proposed in-state natural gas pipeline, a group of Canadians visited Juneau to remind state officials that they're standing by to help with an alternate route through Canada. The...

In Juneau, the horse race has begun Monday on whether a natural gas pipeline bill can make it through the Legislature before this year's session ends in less than two weeks. The Senate's pipeline measure, Senate Bill 215, would provide funding for the...

A Kenai judge says the 2008 law intended to make texting-while-driving illegal is not enforceable. The state’s screen device law does not include the word "text."  Lawmakers say by not mentioning texting in the part of the bill allowing people to...

State Rep. Kyle Johansen might have penned a resolution urging the federal government to take over New York City's Central Park, but he might not have expected a hearing on the issue -- let alone a mention in The New York Times. But he's got both. The...

Two Republican lawmakers introduced new legislation Tuesday to push an in-state natural gas pipeline. House Speaker Mike Chenault (R-Nikiski) and Rep. Mike Hawker (R-Anchorage) have introduced the legislation that would, in part, turn three current...

A new chapter may have begun in Alaska’s decade-long saga to bring North Slope gas to market.  Governor Sean Parnell met on Thursday with the heads of the state’s three major oil and gas producers:  Exxon Mobil’s Rex Tillerson, BP’...

Alaska's 2012 legislative session began Tuesday as lawmakers listened to a rendition of the Alaska state song. With a lot to deal with this session, today some legislators wondered if the 90-day session should last longer - 120 days like before it was in...