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Today: Thursday, Sep. 2, 2010

House Energy Committee to Receive Update on Cook Inlet Natural Gas Storage Project
September 1st Hearing from State, RCA and Enstar Set for Anchorage LIO

2010-08-31: House Energy Spec. Com.

The House Special Committee on Energy will receive an update on the proposed Cook Inlet Natural Gas Storage (CINGS) project on Wednesday, September 1 in Anchorage. Representatives from ENSTAR, the Alaska Division of Oil and Gas and the Regulatory Commission of Alaska will present ...  Read More »


Bear Awareness Event to be Held Thursday
Coastal Trail Event Set to Educate Public on Wildlife

2010-08-31: House Majority Press

Representative Charisse Millett, R-Anchorage, will hold her final Bear Awareness event of the summer this Thursday at M.E. Sullivan Park next to Westchester Lagoon. The Coastal Trail is one of the city's most popular recreational sites but trail users can also find themselves ...  Read More »


House Energy Committee to Receive Update on Cook Inlet Natural Gas Storage Project
Sept. 1 Hearing from State, RCA and Enstar Set for Anchorage LIO

2010-08-26: House Energy Spec. Com.

The House Special Committee on Energy will receive an update on the proposed Cook Inlet Natural Gas Storage (CINGS) project on Wednesday, September 1 in Anchorage. Representatives from ENSTAR, the Alaska Division of Oil and Gas and the Regulatory Commission of Alaska will present ...  Read More »


Speaker Urges Members & Public to Turn Out for OCS Public Forum
Chenault Communicates Importance of Having a Voice in Interior Department Process, Displeased with Lack of Openness and Outreach from Federal Beaurocrats

2010-08-25: House Majority Press

Alaska State House Speaker Mike Chenault, R-Nikiski, today urged his peers in the House and interested Alaskans to attend tomorrow's Offshore Drilling public forum at the Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center in Anchorage. The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy ...  Read More »


Northern Waters Task Force Appointees Announced
Legislature and Executive Branch Positions Filled on 11-Member Arctic Policy Group

2010-08-23: House & Senate Majority Press

Senate President Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, and House Speaker Mike Chenault, R-Nikiski, today announced their appointees to the Alaska Northern Waters Task Force. The 11-member task force - comprised of local, state and federal officials from Alaska coastal regions - will meet over the ...  Read More »


Legislature Appoints Members to Northern Waters Task Force
State and Federal Interests Collaborate on Alaska Issues

2010-08-23: House Bush Caucus

The Alaska State Legislature today announced its appointments to the Northern Waters Task Force. The House Community and Regional Affairs committee sponsored the measure, which was signed into law earlier this month. The Northern Waters Task Force is comprised of legislators, leaders ...  Read More »


Keller Recounts National Gathering of State Legislators
Wasilla Rep. Joined 1500 State-Level Elected Officials to Discuss Critical Issues

2010-08-16: Rep. Wes Keller

Rep. Wes Keller, R-Wasilla, recently represented Alaska at the American Legislative Exchange Council's (ALEC) 37th Annual Meeting, held in San Diego, Calif., August 5 – 8. Nearly 1,500 state legislators, policy experts, and private-sector leaders from across the United States ...  Read More »


Rep. Millett Awarded Legislative Honors in Energy
State Energy Policy Garners Distinction for Energy Co-Chairs Millett and Edgmon

2010-08-13: House Energy Spec. Com.

Alaska State House Energy Co-Chair Charisse Millett, R-Anchorage, received the David P. Hutchens Public Service Award at the Alaska Power Association's 59th Annual Meeting in Fairbanks. During the 26th Alaska State Legislature, Millett along with Co-Chair Rep. Bryce Edgmon, D-Dillingham, ...  Read More »


Speaker Comments on Death of U.S. Senator Ted Stevens

2010-08-10: House Majority Press

Alaska State House Speaker Mike Chenault, R-Nikiski, today released the following statement regarding the death of former U.S. Senator Ted Stevens: "Ted Stevens was a lion of a man who meant more to this state and how we got to where we are today than, I think, many of us will ...  Read More »


Hearing to Seek Explanation for Massive UPS Pilot Layoffs in Anchorage
Transportation Committee Vice-Chair Announces Hearing to "Air-Out" Issue and Question UPS About Decision to Cut Resident Alaskan Pilots by 50% - High-Paying Local Jobs and $20 Million at Stake for Alaska Economy

2010-08-05: House Majority Press

House Transportation Committee Vice-Chair Craig Johnson, R-Anchorage, announced today that the committee will hold a hearing later this month to discuss recent major layoffs at UPS, affecting over half of the company's Alaska-based pilot workforce. The hearing, tentatively scheduled ...  Read More »

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Bear Awareness Event This Saturday at Rover's Run Trailhead

2010-07-27: Rep. Charisse Millett

Representative Charisse Millett, R-Anchorage, will hold her second "Bear Awareness" educational event this Saturday at the Rover's Run trailhead in Far North Bicentennial Park. Rover's Run is a local favorite with hikers, bikers and the bears that make Anchorage their home. ...  Read More »