Our intrepid governor, Sarah Palin, has once again said, “Talk to the hand,” in response to the another name floated to fill Elton’s senate seat, Dennis Egan. Instead, she decided to ignore that and go all mavericky again and submit three names of her own to the Senate Democrats. And to add insult to – [...]

Gov. Sarah Palin on Tuesday took the unusual action of forwarding the names of three candidates for an open state Senate seat, asking the Senate Democrats to choose one.

Senate Majority Leader Johnny Ellis, D-Anchorage, said Juneau Mayor Bruce Botelho’s suggestion of former Mayor Dennis Egan as a compromise candidate may provide a “win-win-win” conclusion to the fight over the Juneau Senate seat.

A federal appeals panel was asked Tuesday to overturn the corruption convictions of two former Alaska lawmakers.

Rep. Don Young was packing heat at a public meeting, and the crowd fully supported it.

The District of Columbia has thrown out the sanctions on Ted Stevens’ law license in response to his conviction being overturned due to prosecutorial misconduct, meaning he can now practice law again in DC. This after Governor Sarah Palin asked newly elected Sen. Mark Begich to step down in light of Stevens’ charges being dropped.
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ANCHORAGE – Alaska Democrats on Monday accused Gov. Sarah Palin of abdicating her duties with her decision to travel outside the state this week as the state Legislature’s session winds down.

Backers of a bill to require parental consent before a girl younger than 17 could get an abortion say they will compromise and settle for parental notification.

Former Juneau resident Aaron David Lee died April 9, 2009, in Valparaiso, Ind. He was 31.

FAIRBANKS – A political science major is the newest student representative on the University of Alaska’s Board of Regents.