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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: Cancer, Politics, Environmental Issues, Executive Branch, Natural Resources
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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: Environmental Issues, FBI, Conservation, Crime, Law and Justice, Government
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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: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Politics, Executive Branch, Companies and Corporations, Government
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Lawmakers React: Gov.Throws Curve Ball at Special Session; Natural Gas In, Oil Tax Reform Out
Channel 2 NewsOn 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...Tags: Politics, Environmental Issues, Justice System, Executive Branch, Natural Resources
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Special Session Dead: Then Again, Maybe Not
Channel 2 NewsThe 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...Tags: Elections, Environmental Issues, Politics, Executive Branch, Natural Resources
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Alaska Governor -- State Lawmakers -- Continue Dispute Over Oil Taxes
In Juneau, Governor Sean Parnell is reasserting his controversial claim that big cuts in the State's Oil Production Tax will bring big investments to the North Slope. The governor spoke in an interview with Channel 2 News on Tuesday. During that...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Politics, Companies and Corporations, Executive Branch, Justice System
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Alaska Governor, State Lawmakers Continue Dispute Over Oil Taxes
Channel 2 NewsGov. Sean Parnell reasserted his controversial claim Tuesday that big cuts in the state's oil production tax will bring big investments to the North Slope during an interview with Channel 2 News. During the interview, Parnell said his proposed tax cuts...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Politics, Executive Branch, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Gov. Sean Parnell: State Senate Education Proposal is 'Ultimate Giveaway'
Channel 2 NewsGov. Sean Parnell says a state Senate education proposal lacks accountability, firing the latest salvo this week in a fight over education funding at the State Capitol. The debate centers on how much money the state gives school districts for each student...Tags: Politics, Republican Party, Executive Branch, Beth Kerttula, Parties and Movements
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Palin Emails: State Gets More Time to Release
Channel 2 NewsAlaska's attorney general has given the governor's office until Feb. 20 to release the last of Sarah Palin's emails from her time as governor. The extension was requested by Randy Ruaro, deputy chief of staff to current governor Sean Parnell. Ruaro said...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Executive Branch, Government, Sarah Palin
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Gingrich surges to big win in South Carolina
Newt Gingrich surged to victory in the South Carolina presidential primary, batting back questions about his personal life and riding a pair of strong debate performances to overtake Mitt Romney and slow his seeming march to the GOP nomination.
Romney...Tags: Elections, Christianity, Jon Huntsman, Jr., Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich
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Senate: Parnell Oil Tax Plan "Will Not Be The Vehicle" for Oil Tax Reform
Channel 2 NewsGov. Sean Parnell's proposal for oil tax cuts "will not be the vehicle" for oil tax reform this session, according to Senate President Gary Stevens (R-Kodiak). Stevens said a separate oil tax reform bill will be making its way out of the Senate within...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Republican Party, Politics, Executive Branch, Government
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Rep. Les Gara Calls for Hearing on Alternative Oil Tax Bill
Channel 2 NewsRep. Les Gara (D-Anchorage) has called for a legislative hearing on his version of an oil company tax-reform bill in the face of dwindling oil production on the North Slope. Gara has been one of the chief critics of Gov. Sean Parnell's competing tax-...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Politics, Companies and Corporations, Executive Branch, Government
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