Legislature

Fairclough gets a free pass to another term in House

House Rep. Anna Fairclough gets a free pass to another term in office.

Private lawyer hired to represent Palin in Monegan inquiry

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin -- Republican John McCain's pick for vice president -- now has a private lawyer representing her office in the investigation into the firing of her public safety commissioner.

PDF: Palin lawyer's letter to state investigator

PDF: Sen. Hollis French letter to Palin lawyers

More on the Monegan inquiry

Energy legislation, rebates signed into law

Gov. Sarah Palin signed legislation into law Monday to pay each qualified Alaska resident a $1,200 "resource rebate," a personal share of the state's multibillion-dollar oil revenue surplus.

Low enrollment threatens survival of Native charter school

With only a week left before school starts, enrollment at Anchorage's Alaska Native charter school is on thin ice.

Video: New Alaska Native charter school

PFD, rebate pack a punch

The Legislature's approval of a $1,200 "resource rebate" for Alaskans will blast an unprecedented amount of free money into the state economy.

$1,200 rebate approved

State legislators late Thursday passed a nearly $1 billion package of energy relief measures, including the hefty "resource rebate" for Alaska residents.

Legislature passes $1,200 rebate

State legislators late Thursday passed a nearly $1 billion package of energy relief measures, including the hefty "resource rebate" for Alaska residents.

Alaska Politics blog: Who qualifies for the rebate?

House, Senate still far apart on rebate

The state House late Wednesday passed a major energy bill with a $1,200 "resource rebate" for Alaskans, setting up what could be a tense, billion-dollar showdown with the Senate today -- the final day of the special session.

House funds $1,200 'resource rebate'

The state House late Tuesday passed a nearly $1 billion spending bill that includes funding for a potential $1,200 "resource rebate" for Alaskans plus preparations toward a natural gas pipeline.

Natives urge state to ease energy crisis

Senate passes energy relief plan

The state Senate on Monday passed sweeping energy relief legislation that includes a $500 payment to residents. The bill now heads to the House, where some members favor a heftier rebate.

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TransCanada CEO denies Exxon holds veto on gas pipeline

A published comment from TransCanada Corp. Chief Executive Hal Kvisle sent a chill through Capitol halls just days after the Legislature awarded the Canadian company an exclusive license toward a pipeline project.

Energy relief vote set for today

State legislators are struggling with how to distribute an energy relief package that could approach $1 billion, with Anchorage lawmakers pushing for a bigger piece of the pie.

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Alaska House, Senate far apart on rebate

Alaska legislators this weekend continue to bandy ideas on how large a "resource rebate" to pay Alaskans.

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TransCanada gets Senate's OK

Gov. Sarah Palin's natural gas pipeline license won final legislative approval Friday, and an executive for the Canadian energy company that will hold the license said his firm aims to start work right away.

Lawmakers look to cut Palin rebate

The $1,200 "resource rebate" Gov. Sarah Palin proposed for Alaskans hurting from high gasoline and other energy costs could be in jeopardy -- at least in part.

Senate may vote on gas pipeline today

The Alaska Senate is down to its final days of the second special session to decide whether it will support a state license for a natural gas pipeline project.

Alaska Politics blog: TransCanada license clears supercommittee

Lawmakers try to focus on energy, pipeline

Word that U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens had been indicted on federal charges added a shocking new twist to what has become a summer of distraction for state lawmakers meeting in special session on the natural gas pipeline issue.

Energy rebate bill moves to Finance Committee

JUNEAU -- A bill to give each Alaska resident $1,200 as a "resource rebate," or share of the state's extraordinary oil revenue surplus, has cleared its first legislative hurdle.

$1,200 payments won't help all Alaskans equally

Everyone's electric bills, heating bills and fill-ups at the pump are soaring in cost. Gov. Sarah Palin wants to give Alaskans $1,200 each to help with these high energy bills. Her proposal is before the current special session of the state Legislature.

PDF: ISER's analysis of proposed energy payment

Gas line license moves on to Alaska Senate

The fate of a multibillion-dollar pipeline that could unlock 4.5 billion cubic feet of North Slope gas reserves daily now rests in the hands of 20 state senators.

House OKs gas pipeline plan

Cowdery resigns post on council

Sen. John Cowdery, who is under indictment for federal bribery charges, has resigned as chairman of the Legislative Council. He has not, however, stepped down from the Senate.

PDF: Cowdery resignation letter