JUNEAU, Alaska-- Opponents of a proposed oil tax overhaul rallied across the Alaska, including on the steps of the state Capitol, Thursday, while a rewritten tax bill advanced in the state House. Supporters of a tax change say Alaska can't stand by as production continues to decline. Alaska relies heavily on oil revenues to run.
Max Gruenberg of Anchorage and Scott Kawasaki of Fairbanks, joined with the majority in voting for the bill. Eric Feige, R- Chickaloon, and Neal Foster, D- Nome, joined the rest of the minority _ Reps. Les Gara, Harriet Drummond, Andy Josephson, Beth Kerttula, Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, Geran Tarr and Chris Tuck _ in voting no.
JUNEAU, Alaska-- Alaskans who send their kids to private school might be in line for a tax break if a new bill becomes law. John Coghill, the bill's sponsor. Mike Dunleavy has proposed a similar bill giving taxpayers a credit if they donate money for "educational support purposes" at public, private and religious elementary and secondary schools.
CONCORD, N.H.-- New Hampshire's House voted Wednesday to phase in a 12- cent hike in the gas and diesel tax to fix deteriorating roads and bridges, setting the stage for a budget battle with the Senate, which proposes instead to legalize a casino to pay for infrastructure improvements.
WASHINGTON, March 27- North Carolina's Kay Hagan on Wednesday became the sixth Democratic senator to endorse gay marriage this week as the U.S. Supreme Court heard two cases on the issue.
WASHINGTON, March 27- North Carolina's Kay Hagan on Wednesday became the sixth Democratic U.S. senator to endorse gay marriage this week as the U.S. Supreme Court hears two cases on the issue.
The analyst raised his target price for United Continental Holdings Inc. shares to $35 from $29; Delta Air Lines Inc. to $21 from $17; Alaska Air Group Inc. to $60 from $48; Spirit Airlines Inc. to $30 from $24; Allegiant Travel Co. to $100 from $90; Southwest Airlines Co. to $16 from $15; and JetBlue Airways Corp. to $7 from $6.50.
JUNEAU, Alaska-- Alaska's Senate Finance Committee is expected to continue work this week on a proposed $9.9- billion state operating budget. Among those who testified before the committee was first lady Sandy Parnell, who on Saturday asked that more than $800,000 be included for a sex trafficking investigative unit.
MOSCOW/WASHINGTON, March 25- Russian and U.S. defense chiefs signaled on Monday their intention to reconvene long-stalled missile defense talks, the Pentagon said, following a change in U.S. missile defense plans for Europe that has been met cautiously by Moscow.
MOSCOW, March 25- Russia has asked Washington to hold regular consultations on missile defence in Europe, signalling that a shift in U.S. missile shield plans might help to resolve a row that has long strained ties.
*Passage of Senate plan shifts fiscal debate from deadlines. WASHINGTON, March 23- The U.S. Senate on Saturday narrowly passed its first federal budget in four years, a move that will usher in a relative lull in Washington's fiscal wars until an anticipated summer showdown over raising the debt ceiling.
*Passage of Senate plan shifts fiscal debate away from deadlines. WASHINGTON, March 23- The U.S. Senate on Saturday narrowly passed its first federal budget in four years, a move that will usher in a relative lull in Washington's fiscal wars until an anticipated summer showdown over raising the debt ceiling.
*Passage of Senate plan shifts fiscal debate away from deadlines. WASHINGTON, March 23- The U.S. Senate on Saturday narrowly passed its first federal budget in four years, a move that will usher in a relative lull in Washington's fiscal wars until an anticipated summer showdown over raising the debt ceiling.
NEW YORK, March 22- The White House on Friday admitted defeat on its choice of New York lawyer Caitlin Halligan for a judgeship on a powerful U.S. appeals court, withdrawing her nomination two weeks after Senate Republicans blocked her for the second time.
HELENA, Montana, March 21- The Montana Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would allow residents to harvest for food big game animals like deer, elk and moose killed by vehicles. "It seems like a waste," said Representative Bill Lavin, the Republican sponsor of the bill, who is also a Montana Highway Patrolman. "
WASHINGTON, March 21- Lingering snow and colder-than-normal temperatures in much of the United States will give way to warmer-than-average weather and continued drought in areas that need moisture most, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said on Thursday its spring outlook.
WASHINGTON, March 21- A U.S. Senate committee on Thursday approved Sally Jewell's nomination to lead the Interior Department after the Obama administration struck a deal with a Republican senator over the construction of an emergency road for a remote Alaskan town.
WASHINGTON, March 21- A U.S. Senate committee on Thursday approved Sally Jewell's nomination to lead the Interior Department after the Obama administration struck a deal with a Republican senator over the construction of an emergency road for a remote Alaskan town.
WASHINGTON, March 21- A U.S. Senate committee on Thursday approved Sally Jewell's nomination to lead the Interior Department, after the Obama administration struck a last-minute deal with a Republican senator over the construction of an emergency road for a remote town in Alaska.