Gov. Sarah Palin today appointed legislative aide Tim Grussendorf to Juneau’s vacant Senate seat, even as another recent appointee, contractor Alan Wilson, worked the Capitol halls seeking support.

Last minute tax filers are expected to keep lines steady until closing time at 6 p.m. at the Mendenhall Valley post office, said Customer Services Manager Ruth Vincent.

A legislative attorney is saying Gov. Sarah Palin’s appointment of local contractor Alan Wilson and two other people to represent Juneau in the state Senate “does not comply with state law.”

“It seems to me the most important thing that can be done by the Senate is not argue with legal or illegal but to appoint somebody to represent Juneau.” – Wayne Anthony Ross
This coming from someone in a position to become the state’s next Attorney General?
I think this is what they call a “red flag.”

At least one Senate Democrat is unwilling to act on Gov. Sarah Palin’s latest move to fill Juneau’s vacant senate seat.

A Juneau businessman — one of Gov. Sarah Palin’s latest picks for a vacant Senate seat — plans to make his case to Senate Democrats at the Capitol.

The populations of two of Alaska’s largest caribou herds have increased significantly over the past seven years, but numbers in surrounding herds have declined.

The state has extended the deadline for removing studded tires for some drivers.

Alaska Airlines and the union for its 1,500 pilots say they have a tentative agreement on a new four-year contract.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar heard a wide range of opinions Tuesday during a hearing on whether the government should allow oil and gas drilling in federal waters off Alaska.