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Archive of Alaska on Tuesday June 30, 2009
AK: Pro-Palin Web site clashes with Fairbanks representative
It raises money for her and it goes after her political enemies, but Gov. Sarah Palin says she has nothing to do with the Web site Conservatives4Palin. Read More
AK: Murkowski, Begich expect Senate to redo climate bill
Alaska's two U.S. senators on Monday indicated the Senate will redo a bill, recently approved by the House of Representatives, that attempts to slash the country's collective emission of greenhouse gases. Read More
Furloughs cut into state services
With states facing a $121 billion shortfall in the next fiscal year, a growing number of them have turned to squeezing their workforce for savings, and effects both great and small will be felt. Read More
AK: SarahPAC pushes for donations to meet deadline today
WASHINGTON -- Gov. Sarah Palin's supporters got yet another request to donate money this week, this time to her political action campaign. Read More
US: Ruling adds teeth to state oversight of banks
For years, state governments have had little power to enforce consumer-protection and lending rules at the country's biggest banks. No more. Read More
US: Obama steers health debate out of capital
WASHINGTON — With Democrats deeply divided over health legislation, President Obama is trying to enlist the nation's governors and his own army of grass-roots supporters in a bid to increase pressure on lawmakers without getting himself mired in the messy battle playing out on Capitol Hill. Read More
US: A green way to dump low-tech electronics
Since 2004, 18 states and New York City have approved laws that make manufacturers responsible for recycling electronics, and similar statutes were introduced in 13 other states this year. Read More |
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