June - December

• First Special Session on Subsistence Adjourns - Legislature Moves Toward Alaskan Solution, 06-01-98
• Actualities on Child Protection Bill - Information on This Week's Bill Signings, 06-16-98
  = Con Bunde, 56 K = Dave Donley, 77 K
• Five Bills Signed Today - HB 393 Becomes Law, 06-17-98
  = Pete Kelly, 87 K = Ramona Barnes, 57 K
  = Mark Hodgins, 63 K = Joe Ryan, 96 K
  = Brian Porter, 56 K
• AIDEA Reauthorization Signed into Law, 06-18-98
  = Loren Leman, 65 K
• Senator Taylor Responds to Governor's Veto of HIV Measure, 06-19-98
  = Robin Taylor, 97 K
• Majority's Commitment to Alaska Becomes Law, 06-19-98
• More Majority Bills Become Law - Governor Takes Action on Six Significant Pieces of Legislation, 06-22-98
• 6 More Majority Bills Become Law, 06-23-98
  = Norman Rokeberg, 41 K
• Medicaid Assistance Bill Signed - Snowmobile Registration Bill to be Signed on Thursday, 06-24-98
  = Con Bunde, 58 K = Beverly Masek, 104 K
  = John Cowdery, 78 K
• Legislature’s Bond Package Fulfills Majority’s Commitment to Address Deferred Maintenance and Alaska’s Need to Build and Repair Schools, 06-24-98
  = Sean Parnell, 24 K
• Legislative Leaders Name Interim Committee Members, 06-29-98
• Media Advisory: Actualities on Child Health Care Bill Signing, 07-01-98
  . = Con Bunde, 56 K
• Majority's Budget Signed Into Law - As Promised, Over $190 Million Saved Over Three Years, 07-01-98
  = Robin Taylor, 40 K
• Roadblock to Anchorage Road Projects Removed, 07-01-98
  = Dave Donley, 105 K
• Rep. Con Bunde Named Vice Chairman of Education Commission of the States, 07-07-98
• Joint Committee on Military Bases Meets - Effort to Protect Alaska Military Installations Begins, 07-10-98
  = Tim Kelly, 14 K
• Men and Women of Alaska Air Guard Unit Honored, 07-10-98
• Bristol Bay Salmon Run Doesn’t Materialize - Fishermen and Senators Want to Know Why, 07-14-98
• Disaster Declaration for Port Graham - Victims of Fire Eligible for Federal Assistance, 07-14-98
• Legislative Leaders Urge Support for Racers - 16 to Vie in Fairbanks-to-Anchorage Wheelchair Rally, 07-16-98
• Electric Utility Restructuring Committee to Meet, 07-16-98
• House Reports the 2nd Special Session on Subsistence Adjourns - Required 2/3 Vote Proves Elusive, 07-22-98
• Anchorage International Airport Cargo Issues and Development Plans Oversight Hearing, 07-24-98
• Phillips Announces Federal Projects to Help Homer Area - Speaker Says Hard Work and Cooperation Key to Appropriations, 07-22-98
• Full-Time INS Office Coming to Kodiak, 07-24-98
• Representative Mark Hanley Resigns - "Best and the Brightest" Will Be Sorely Missed, 07-30-98
• Legislature Mourns Lieutenant General McCloud - Death of Alaska's Top Military Man Leaves Void, 07-30-98
• Rep. Con Bunde and Sen. Gary Wilken Win 1998 Award for Mental Health Advocacy, 07-30-98
• Electric Utility Restructuring Committee to Meet Thursday - Joint House-Senate Committee Will Study Implementation, 08-04-98
• Electric Utility Restructuring Committee Meets for the First Time, 08-06-98
  = Norman Rokeberg, 60 K = Bert Sharp, 38 K
• Alaska’s Agriculture Industry Honors Senator Lyda Green for her Support, 08-07-98
• Legislative Leaders Applaud Gasline Sponsor Agreement - Agreement Paves Way Toward Alaska Natural Gas Development, 08-11-98
  = Gail Phillips, 70 K = Gail Phillips, 48 K = Gail Phillips, 67 K = Mike Miller, 34 K
• Long-Term Care Task Force to Meet August 18th & 19th - Committee to Develop Long-Term Care Plan for Alaska Seniors, 08-14-98
• Senator Ward to Represent Alaska on the NCSL Executive Committee, 08-14-98
  = Jerry Ward, 18 K = Jerry Ward, 47 K = Jerry Ward, 36 K
• Electric Utility Restructuring Committee Meets Tuesday - Committee to Hear Public Testimony, 08-17-98
• Alaska Mental Health Parity Task Force to Meet - Goal is Parity for Insurance Coverage of Mental Illnesses, 08-18-98
• Electric Utility Restructuring Committee Meets Again - Joint House-Senate Committee Hears from Public, 08-18-98
• House Speaker Newt Gingrich Visits Alaska, 08-20-98
• Senator Jerry Mackie Joins the GOP - Alaska’s Republican Party Gains New Member, 08-25-98
• Phillips Welcomes Speaker Gingrich - Congressman to See Alaska Conditions First-Hand, 08-27-98
• Gingrich Views Peninsula Devastation - Speaker Briefed on Beetles and Kenai River Fisheries, 08-28-98
  = U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, 142 K = U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, 82 K = U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, 47 K
• Gingrich and Congressional Delegation See Real Alaska - Call Tour Eye-Opening Success, 08-29-98
  = Gail Phillips, 51 K = Drue Pearce, 36 K
• Anchorage Caucus Meeting Notice and Agenda, 08-31-98
• Southeast Transportation Plan Public Hearing - House Transportation Committee to Meet September 2, 09-01-98
• Electric Utility Restructuring -- What is it?
• Electric Utility Restructuring Committee to Meet and Hear Public Testimony in Fairbanks, 09-11-98
• Senator Gary Wilken Champions Higher Education - Commission on Postsecondary Education Recognizes His Ongoing Support, 09-11-98
• Alaska Hosts Western Legislators - Politics and Resources to Dominate September 19-22 Meeting, 09-16-98
• The Alaska State Legislature Welcomes The Council of State Governments-West, 09-18-98
  = Tim Kelly, 17 K = Ramona Barnes, 63 K
• Press Advisory: CSG-West Western Legislative Workshops, 09-18-98
• CSG-West Conference: Lawmakers Focus on Energy, Minerals and YK-2000 - Sunday, September 20 schedule, 09-19-98
  = Jerry Ward, 115 K = Scott Ogan, 109 K
• CSG-West Conference: Public Lands and Electric Utility Restructuring Drive Day-3 of CSG-West Annual Meeting - Monday, September 21 schedule, 09-20-98
• Radio Advisory: Legislators Debate Energy and Year 2000 Computer Problems, 09-20-98
  = Gail Phillips, 93 K = Mark Mills, 170 K = Elaine Alquist, 135 K
• CSG-West Conference: Meeting to Close with Executive Committee Session and a Look at 1998 Elections - Tuesday, September 22 schedule, 09-21-98
• CSG-West Conference Media Alert: CSG-West to Take Action, 09-21-98
• Legislators Defend State’s Rights - Western Governors’ Association Resolution Criticized, 09-21-98
  = Scott Ogan, 121 K = Norman Rokeberg, 124 K
• CSG-West Legislative Conference Meeting Ends - Resolutions & Election Forecasts Wrap Up Four-Day Anchorage Meeting, 09-22-98
  = Ramona Barnes, 137 K = Jeannette James, 43 K
• CSG-West Betty Fahrenkamp Award Goes to Oregon Legislator
• Senator Donley Pans Supreme Court Decision Denying Alaskans the Right to Vote on Prisoner's Rights, 09-22-98
  = Dave Donley, 88 K
• Treacherous Intersection Receives New Traffic Signal - Senator Dave Donley and Mayor Rick Mystrom to Dedicate Abbot Loop-Abbot Road Stop Light, 09-23-98
• New Traffic Signal Installed at Dangerous Anchorage Intersection - Senator Dave Donley and Mayor Rick Mystrom Dedicate Abbott Loop-Abbott Road Traffic Signal, 09-25-1998
  = Dave Donley, 29 K
• Senator Ward to Champion Alaska Issues at NCSL Conference, 10-01-98
  = Jerry Ward, 51 K
• Russian Far East Missions Successful - Forging Trans-Bering Bonds of Cooperation, 10-10-98
  = Brian Porter, 62 K = Alex Ponomarev, of the Sakhalin Alaska Consulting Group, 55 K
• Hodgins Delegation Reports First Success in Establishing Alaskan Aerospace Industry - Meetings with Boeing "First Giant Step", 10-15-98
• Landmark Election for State Senate - Record Number of Republican Senators Head to Juneau, 11-04-98
• Voters Overwhelmingly Endorse House Republicans - Majority to Continue Its Commitment to Alaska, 11-04-98
• Senate President Mike Miller Will Pass Gavel to Pearce - Republican Senate Majority Names Leadership Positions, 11-05-98
  = Mike Miller, 19 K = Drue Pearce, 60 K
• Alaska Grand Old Party Welcomes Rep. Bill Williams - Veteran Southeast Legislator Joins Republican Party, 11-05-98
• Representative Brian Porter Named House Speaker - Republicans to Lead Majority Once Again, 11-07-98
  = Brian Porter, 125 K
• Anchorage Caucus Wants Fairer Share of Road Money, 11-10-98
• State Budgets: Do We Get What We’re Paying For? - Published in the Anchorage Daily News, 11-17-98
• What’s the State of Alaska’s Budget? - Senator Drue Pearce to Discuss Alaska’s Financial Outlook on Friday, 11-18-98
• House Majority to Number 26 - Election of Harris, Morgan Brings "Veto-proof Majority", 11-24-98
• Anchorage Caucus Meeting Notice and Agenda, 11-25-98
• Consumer Protection Roundtable December 1st - Anchorage Session To Combat Business Fraud, 11-30-98
• Fiscal Challenges Faced by the Upcoming 21'st Alaska Legislature - Speech given to RDC and the Alliance, 11-20-98
• State Revenue Forecast Bleak - Senate Majority Challenges Governor to Submit Smaller Budget, Reduce Current Budget, 12-01-98
  = Drue Pearce, 140 K
• Legislative Leaders Attend Energy Council - Highlights Include Alaska-Sakhalin Trade Relationships, 12-04-98
• Barnes Elected to National Post, 12-8-98
• What’s the State of Alaska’s Budget? - Senator John Torgerson to Discuss Alaska's Financial Outlook on Tuesday, 12-14-98
• Legislative Leaders Question Governor Knowles’ Spending, 12-15-98
  = Sean Parnell, 43 K
• The State of Alaska's Budget, 12-15-98
• Guide to "Organization" of the Legislature
• Judiciary Committee to Discuss Constitutionality of Governor's Subsistence Proposal & Other Issues, 01-04-99
• No Salvation in Taxation, 01-14-99
• Electric Utility Restructuring Committee Final Report - Pilot Program Seen As a Possibility, 01-18-99
  = Loren Leman, 132 K = Norman Rokeberg, 84 K
• Representative Therriault comments on Monday's release by the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee, of its wage and benefits survey of Alaska State employees
  = Gene Therriault, 32 K
• State Employees' Wage and Benefit Survey Released - Compensation Shown to be "Extremely Competitive", 01-18-99

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