JUNEAU, Alaska — Stephanie Figarelle and Lela McArthur traveled more than 3,300 miles from their Anchorage home to get married, and in high fashion they became the first same-sex couple to exchange vows at the Empire State Building. The ceremony was put

JUNEAU, Alaska — Stephanie Figarelle and Lela McArthur traveled more than 3,300 miles from their Anchorage home to get married, and in high fashion they became the first same-sex couple to exchange vows at the Empire State Building. The ceremony was put

It's been over a year since the governors of the Class of 2010 began their tenures. How are they doing? So far, I've reviewed 12 rookie governors, and in this, the third of four installments, I look at governors who have been governing with mixed results

Rick Santorum was the longest of long shots when, five years after losing his bid for reelection to the Senate by 18 points, he spent much of 2011 campaigning for president in three early-primary states. But he campaigned longer and harder - albeit with

"This is my 12th time passing ANWR out of the House and although this

FAIRBANKS — The state of Alaska is officially a party to a lawsuit by an Anchorage man who is challenging the National Park Service’s authority to regulate activities on state-owned waters within national parks and preserves in Alaska. U.S. District Cour

It’s unclear whether Gov. Sean Parnell (R–Exxon) is intentionally stepping on his own message, or whether it’s a case of mistakes being made. Note to the Governor: You cannot simultaneously boast in your State of the State Address about how great we’re d

The committee reworked a version of Gov. Sean Parnell's plan that would have established a special fund for the Alaska performance scholarship program. Parnell has touted merit scholarships for high school graduates as a way to help transform the public

Sean Parnell saying Tuesday that he remains firmly committed to his legislation rolling back taxes, and state senators just as sure that they are right to rej

JUNEAU — Battle lines are hardening in the Legislature over oil taxes, with Gov. Sean Parnell saying Tuesday that he remains firmly committed to his legislation rolling back taxes, and state senators just as sure that they are right to reject his strateg

JUNEAU — Battle lines are hardening in the Legislature over oil taxes, with Gov. Sean Parnell saying Tuesday that he remains firmly committed to his legislation rolling back taxes, and state senators just as sure that they are right to reject his strateg

Sean Parnell saying Tuesday that he remains firmly committed to his legislation rolling back taxes, and state senators just as sure that they are right to rej

JUNEAU, Alaska — Gov. Sean Parnell's plan to cut oil production taxes has "mega deficiencies," and isn't a viable alternative to Alaska's existing tax structure, a consultant told lawmakers Tuesday. Pedro van Meurs said the current tax structure, known a

Alaska has opposed the federal health law so adamantly that it is the only state that chose not to even apply for a $1 million grant the federal government was passing out to states to plan a health insurance exchange. But that doesn’t necessarily mean t

Most students believe that they have little influence regarding issues that surround the university system, especially in politics. We can’t decide tuition, fees or budget cuts. However, the annual Student Legislative Conference allows students to advoca

David Keating plans to bring some of the Club for Growth's scrappiness to the Center for Competitive Politics. As the new president of the center, he intends to grow its budget by about $1 million, expand its litigation team and may add a lobbying portfo

(AP) JUNEAU, Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell's goal of nearly doubling the flow of oil through the trans-Alaska pipeline could be achieved over the next 10 to 15 years but not without major fiscal and policy changes, a consultant said Monday. Pedro van Meurs, a

The proceedings challenge the very nature of the state's relationship with the oil industry. Can the state's leaders trust what the major oil companies tell them about oil reserves, drilling plans, and the operations of the trans-Alaska pipeline? If the

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska's economic future is on the line if more oil doesn't flow through the 800-mile trans-Alaska pipeline. That's not in dispute. What's got Alaska lawmakers in a quandary is whether to cut taxes for oil companies in an effort to