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Governor Signs Vietnam Veterans Day into Law
Channel 2 NewsMarch 29 will officially be known as Vietnam Veterans Day in Alaska. Gov. Sean Parnell signed House Bill 67 into law Wednesday, designating that day annually to acknowledge and commemorate the military service of American men and women in the Vietnam...Tags: International Military Interventions, Sean Parnell, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Veterans Day, Executive Branch
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Bill Passes to Establish Vietnam Veterans Day
Channel 2 NewsA bill designating March 29 as Vietnam Veterans Day has passed the Alaska Legislature. The Senate followed the House's lead and this week passed HB67 from Fairbanks Rep. Steve Thompson. The measure now goes to the governor. The bill would set...Tags: Alaska Legislature, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Veterans Day, U.S. Military, Wars and Interventions
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House Bill Would Establish Vietnam Veterans Day
Channel 2 NewsThe Alaska House has unanimously passed legislation that would make March 29 of each year Vietnam Veterans Day. HB67 passed 36-0. It now goes to the Senate for consideration. The bill, from Fairbanks Rep. Steve Thompson, calls for establishment of the...Tags: Vietnam, Veterans Day, U.S. Military
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Some Alaska Lawmakers Face No Election Opposition
The election is Tuesday, but there are some Alaska legislative seats that are essentially clinched. Democratic Sen. Lyman Hoffman of Bethel faces no opposition after Thursday's deadline for write-in candidates. Republicans Mike Dunleavy of Wasilla and...
Tags: Alan Austerman, Republican Party, Reggie Joule, Politics, Primaries
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State Office Candidates File Before Friday Deadline
Channel 2 NewsState office candidates rushed to file for this year’s primary elections Friday, producing several surprises before a 5 p.m. filing deadline. Fifty-nine of the state Legislature’s 60 seats -- all 40 House seats and 19 of 20 Senate seats...Tags: Rogers Park, Republican Party, Reggie Joule, Politics, Lyman Hoffman
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Lawmakers Come Together Amid Strikes, Spares
Channel 2 NewsLawmakers 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...Tags: Republican Party, Crime, Law and Justice, Democratic Party, Mike Chenault, Justice System
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Gov. Parnell Expected to Nominate New Attorney General
Governor Parnell is expected to nominate a new attorney general days after the position was left open by Fairbanks-area attorney John Burns.
The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports that Deputy Attorney General Rick Svobodny was appointed to fill the...Tags: U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Executive Branch, Politics
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Georgia lawmakers weigh a ban of gas chambers as a means of euthanizing shelter pets
L.A. UnleashedA Georgia state Senate vote last week brought the state closer to outlawing the use of gas chambers, rather than the more commonly used lethal injections, to euthanize homeless dogs and cats. H.B. 788, also called "Grace's Law" in reference...... -
Coverage from the day space shuttle Challenger exploded: A city's pride becomes emptiness of loss
''Reach for the stars,'' Christa McAuliffe used to tell her social studies students at Concord High School. On Tuesday, a stunned and somber Charles Foley, the principal, recited those words as he sought to explain the fiery death of a beloved...Tags: Science and Technology, Explosions, Space Programs, George W. Bush, Emergency Incidents
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