Archive of: Alaska Politics

	Title	Issue
	Report: 2M jobs lost if automatic cuts kick in Automatic cuts in federal spending will cost the economy more than 2 million jobs, from defense contracting to border security to education, if Congress fails to resolve the looming budget crisis, according to an analysis released Tuesday. DONNA CASSATA, Associated Press	July Issue 3 2012
	Memorial set for former state Rep. Heinze A memorial is scheduled Tuesday for former Alaska state Rep. Cheryll Heinze, who died this week of injuries suffered in a small plane crash. Associated Press	July Issue 3 2012
	Proposition 2 sets up another debate over development The campaigns over Proposition 2 are picking up steam. Analysis by Tim Bradner, Alaska Journal of Commerce	July Issue 3 2012
	Former Rep. Heinze dies from plane-crash injuries Former state Rep. Cheryll Heinze died early Wednesday from injuries she suffered in a small-plane crash in Homer that left four of her co-workers at an electric cooperative with minor injuries. MARY PEMBERTON,Associated Press	July Issue 2 2012
	Troopers: Former Rep. Heinze dies in plane crash A former state representative from Anchorage has died of injuries sustained in a small plane crash in Homer. MARY PEMBERTON,Associated Press	July Issue 2 2012
	Alaska officials cautious on Court ruling Gov. Sean Parnell and state Health and Social Services Commissioner Bill Streur are cautious in their assessment of effects on Alaska of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling on the federal health insurance reform act. Tim Bradner, Alaska Journal of Commerce	July Issue 2 2012
	New fiscal year rings in with oil prices dipping Happy Fiscal New Year! For the state of Alaska, municipalities and school districts around the state, July 1 is the start of a new budget year. Tim Bradner, Alaska Journal of Commerce	July Issue 2 2012
	Anchorage mayor sworn in from Hawaii Anchorage residents were met with overcast skies Monday as their mayor took the oath of office — not in Alaska — but in sunny Honolulu, where it was warm, with classic Hawaii temperatures of 80 degrees. RACHEL D'ORO,Associated Press	July Issue 1 2012
	Senator introduces bill to rename Mount McKinley U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has introduced legislation to change the name of North America's tallest peak from Mount McKinley to Mount Denali. It is the latest move in a decades-long fight over the name of the mountain, widely referred to as Denali by Alaskans. BECKY BOHRER, Associated Press	July Issue 1 2012
	Lt. Gov. Treadwell to host coastal management hearings beginning July 2 JUNEAU (AP) — The public got a preview Monday of an upcoming series of hearings on a ballot initiative that would re-establish a coastal management program in Alaska. Becky Bohrer, Associated Press	July Issue 1 2012