A co-chairman of the Senate Finance Committee says lawmakers will try to get the governor’s deferred maintenance proposal passed by March 1. But Republican Sen. Bert Stedman said that will be difficult, and he made no guarantees.

State Rep. Carl Gatto says it’s a perfect time to talk about moving Alaska’s capital out of Juneau.

Marine mammal officials in Sitka are warning residents not to harass Steller sea lions.

Senate Majority Leader Johnny Ellis has proposed a measure that would require public employee e-mails related to state business be sent on state-run systems.

Longtime Ketchikan resident Harry Romine died Jan. 23, 2010. He was 85.

Gov. Sean Parnell, far left, and his wife, Sandy, visit KTOO studios with radio manager Cheryl Levitt Snyder, center, KTOO President and General Manager Bill Legere and KXLL ProgramDirector Andy Kline, far right, Monday morning during the Juneau Stands with Haiti fundraiserorganized by the station. Along with $3500 from the KXLL Reggae Sunsplash on Saturday night and the on-air fundraiser brought in close to $21,000. The money is going to Partners In Health which has been established for nearly 25 years in Haiti. Gavel to Gavel TV broadcast the radio fundraiser on 360 North for a Statewide audience. The on-air fundraiser was unusual, as the FCC has a regulation barring public stations from raising money for any other entities but themselves.

Juneau police and fire officials and state police reported:

After a closely contested 3-2 victory Friday night, the Crimson Bears picked up the pace Saturday in a 6-2 win at Treadwell Arena.

Juneau-Douglas freshman hockey player Riley Leary got her first varsity action of the season Saturday night in front of her home crowd, but her accomplishments on the ice do not stop there.

ANCHORAGE – The potential for riches keeps growing at Pebble Mine, a huge minerals deposit in southwest Alaska near Bristol Bay and the world’s most productive wild salmon streams.