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  Alaska State Legislature
Alaska's legislature is a bicameral legislature comprising the 40-member Alaska House of Representatives and the 20-member Alaska Senate.
The Alaska Legislature makes up the legislative branch of Alaska government, and is responsible for the enactment of laws and the appropriation of monies necessary to finance the operations of state government.
On behalf of the Alaska State Legislature, the division conducts financial and performance audits of Alaska state agencies and grantees for the purpose of evaluating the administration of state programs and ensuring that agencies are held accountable to the laws enacted by the legislature.
justice.uaa.alaska.edu /rlinks/government/ak_legislature.html   (526 words)

  
  Alaska House of Representatives - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Alaska House of Representatives is the lower house in the Alaska State Legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska.
The upper house is the Alaska State Senate which is composed of 20 members.
The Alaska Legislature meets in the state capital of Juneau, Alaska.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alaska_House_of_Representatives   (99 words)

  
 Don Young - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Donald Edwin Young (born June 9, 1933), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Alaska since a 1973 special election to replace Nick Begich, who died in a plane crash.
He was born in Meridian, California, was educated at California State University, served in the United States Army, and was a teacher, mayor of Fort Yukon, Alaska, trapper, riverboat captain, a member of the Alaska House of Representatives and the Alaska Senate before entering the House.
Young holds a position on the Republican Steering Committee; he is the 8th-longest serving House member, and the 3rd most senior Republican (ranked only by Bill Young, and Ralph Regula).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Don_Young   (234 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Ted Stevens
He was elected to the Alaska House of Representatives in 1964, and House majority leader in his second term.
Stevens' son, Ben Stevens, was appointed to the Alaska Senate in 2001 by Governor Tony Knowles, and is currently the Senate President.
The Alaska State Senate is the upper house in the Alaska State Legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Ted-Stevens   (9090 words)

  
 Member FAQs - Office of the Clerk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-06-21)
Representatives elected in special elections during the course of a Congress generally take the oath of office on the floor of the House Chamber when the Clerk of the House has received a formal notice of the new Member's election or appointment from State government authorities.
The Speaker acts as leader of the House and combines several roles: the institutional role of presiding officer and administrative head of the House, the partisan role of leader of the majority party in the House, and the representative role of an elected Member of the House.
House Democrats refer to their organization as the Democratic Caucus, while House Republicans refer to their organization as the House Republican Conference.The party caucus or conference officially elects party floor leaders; the party whips nominate each party's candidates for the Speakership and other offices in the House.
clerk.house.gov /members/memFAQ.html   (2893 words)

  
 Alaska Legislature - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Alaska Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska.
The upper house is the Alaska Senate, which has 20 members.
The lower house is the Alaska House of Representatives which is composed of 40 members.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alaska_Legislature   (87 words)

  
 Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
Representative Neuman has been the Chair of the House Special Committee on Education, Chair of the Economic Development, International Trade and Tourism Committee, Vice-Chair of the Transportation committee, Vice-Chair of Labor and Commerce, and a member of Community and Regional Affairs committee.
Construction in Alaska is seasonal, and David worked both construction and as finance staff in the legislature and then in 2002 he was elected as Representative for House District 8.
She worked as staff in the Alaska State House of Representatives for eleven years, and, in 1991, began the Alaska Service Group, Inc., an Alaska based firm providing expertise in the areas of government relations and lobbying, community relations and public affairs consulting.
www.dced.state.ak.us /statehood_commission_members.htm   (1030 words)

  
 Fran Ulmer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Her education included a bachelor's degree in economics and political science and culminated in a law degree from the University of Wisconsin.
She served as mayor of Juneau from 1983 to 1985 and in the Alaska House of Representatives from 1987 to 1994 as a Democrat.
In 2004, she accepted a teaching job at the University of Alaska ending speculation of her candidacy for governor in 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fran_Ulmer   (168 words)

  
 Alaska Government State Capital Juneau Governor Frank H. Murkowski Alaska State Motto
Each representative serves for a period of two years in the House of Representatives, after which he or she must run for re-election.
United States representatives and senators, federal legislators, are responsible for laws at the national level and state legislators are responsible for laws at the state level.
The number of representatives each state sends to the House of Representatives is not a specific number like the Senate, but is based on the population of the state.
www.netstate.com /states/government/ak_government.htm   (2080 words)

  
 William L. Hensley's speech "Why the Natives of Alaska Have a Land Claim"
Since Alaska is the homeland of 55,000 Eskimo, Indian, and Aleut people; and since the land has never been specifically taken from by act of the United States Congress, or in battle, or by abandonment; we declare, indeed, proclaim, that by reason of historic use and occupancy, this is our land.
The first proposal, and the one to which the Alaska Federation of Natives and the Department of the Interior have proposed amendments, is based upon elements of a legislative settlement suggested by the Federal Field Committee, a small federal research organization in Alaska.
The proposal prepared by the Alaska Federation of Natives provides for either four townships (92,160 acres) or 500 acres of land per person, whichever is greater, for each of 242 listed villages as well as four sections (640 acres each) in each township in the state to the appropriate regional Native corporation.
www.alaskool.org /projects/ancsa/w_hensley.htm   (3724 words)

  
 United States House of Representatives, 110th Congress, 1st Session
United States House of Representatives, 110th Congress, 1st Session
Learn about how laws are made and how laws are enacted.
U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC 20515
www.house.gov   (79 words)

  
 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA
James Baldwin, Alaska Assistant Attorney General, reported to the Board on the progress of the Department of Law on preparing a submission to the U.S. Department of Justice for preclearance of portions of HJR 44 and Senate Bill 99.
The Alaska Supreme Court has never struck down an otherwise constitutional legislative district on the grounds that such a district is “unreasonable.”  Nor has the court discussed the legal standards by which the concept of “unreasonableness” should be measured.
Alaska has a total land area of 586,400 square miles-as large as the entire Louisiana Purchase, and one-fifth the total area of the continental United States.
www.alaskabar.org /opinions/ACF4D1D.htm   (10798 words)

  
 Calendar - Significant Dates in Alaska's Political History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-06-21)
The Alaska House of Representatives authorized a salary of $25,000/year for the Governor of Alaska.
Alaska was represented federally by delegates until statehood in 1959.
Mike Stepovich was sworn in as Governor of the Territory of Alaska.
www.alaska.edu /creatingalaska/calendar/bymonth.xml   (936 words)

  
 Advisory Board Members
Victor Fischer was a delegate to the Alaska Constitutional Convention, after which he served in the territorial House of Representatives and the Alaska State Senate.
Jack Coghill served a term in the Territorial House of Representatives and was elected to the Constitutional Convention.
He was a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 1979 to 1982, where he co-chaired the Joint Committee on the Constitutional Convention.
www.alaska.edu /creatingalaska/aboard/members.xml   (1943 words)

  
 Alaska Government and Legislators
Victor Fischer participated in the Alaska Constitutional Convention, served in the territorial legislature (1957-1959), and was elected to the State Senate in 1980 and 1982.
Later in 1976, she was elected to the house of representatives, and in 1980 she ran unsuccessfully for state senate.
Alfred Swineford was the governor of the Territory of Alaska (1885-1889), and later a newspaperman in southeastern Alaska.
www.lib.uaa.alaska.edu /archives/ResHighlights/2akgog2.html   (835 words)

  
 AKLegislature.com: Lawmakers finally call halt to special session
Gaveling out: Speaker of the House Brian Porter, a former police chief, uses his nightstick to adjourn the Alaska House of Representatives on Tuesday.
The House, which had passed a four-year RCA extension with only one dissenting vote, issued an ultimatum to the Senate to respond with an acceptable compromise by 5 p.m.
House Finance Co-Chairman Eldon Mulder said the House majority's position is reverting to a four-year extension of RCA, rather than the one-year extension members offered as a compromise Monday night.
alaskalegislature.com /stories/052202/adjourn.shtml   (760 words)

  
 American Civil Liberties Union   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-06-21)
The Alaska House of Representatives overwhelmingly adopted the resolution, which has enjoyed strong bipartisan support since its introduction, with a 37 to 1 vote.
The Alaska resolution is one of the strongest to pass in the nation to date.
The Alaska resolution explicitly prohibits state agencies from engaging in racial profiling and prohibits the use of state resources or institutions for the enforcement of federal immigration matters.
www.aclu.org /SafeandFree/SafeandFree.cfm?ID=12703&c=206   (586 words)

  
 Lisa Murkowski - dKosopedia
Republican Lisa Murkowski served in the Alaska house of representatives from 1998-2002.
She had already been chosen as the house majority leader for the 2003-2004 session when she was appointed by her father Frank Murkowski to serve in the Senate seat he vacated after being elected Governor of Alaska in 2002.
But the incredibly popular senior senator of Alaska, Ted Stevens, began campaigning for her late in the cycle, telling voters they were far less likely to receive so much "pork" (money from the federal government) if "Team Alaska" (Murkowski, Stevens, Don Young) were broken up.
www.dkosopedia.com /index.php/Lisa_Murkowski   (165 words)

  
 Write Your Representative - Contact your Congressperson in the U.S. House of Representatives.
This service will assist you by identifying your Congressperson in the U.S. House of Representatives and providing contact information.
Send comments about the Write Your Representative Service to the Service Administrator.
Please note that messages for specific Representatives sent to the Service Administrator will not be forwarded to the Representative.
www.house.gov /writerep   (84 words)

  
 SitNews - Alaska House of Representatives Passes Operating Budget
Tuesday the Alaska House of Representatives passed HB 375, the Operating Budget for FY05, based on the Governor's funding requests.
House Finance Committee Co-Chair John Harris (R-Valdez) was pleased that the House passed the Operating Budget, but cautioned that it still must pass the Senate.
In addition to the Operating Budget, the House of Representatives also passed an Education Budget that provided $84.5 million in additional funding for K-12 education, $15.8 million for University education and full funding for Power Cost Equalization (PCE).
www.sitnews.us /0404news/040704/040704_operating_budget.html   (182 words)

  
 Freedomwriter.com :: Headline News :: Alaska - ACHBERGER FOR HOUSE
I have filed as a Republican to run for State House of Representatives in District 27 which encompasses most of the Sand Lake and airport areas of Anchorage.
The value of term limits is to keep Alaska from being ruled by a handful of political insiders.
Representative Rokeberg even went so far as to have his committee introduce a bill last year that removed the "term limits" language from the Alaska Statutes so his change of mind would not be noted on the ballot.
www.freedomwriter.com /issue22/ak7.htm   (434 words)

  
 House Majority Picks Strong Leadership Team
House members met Thursday afternoon to decide on the organization of the Twenty-Third Legislature.
Harris who sought the Speakers position said he is confident that the House has put together a strong team, one that is ready, willing and able to answer the call from voters this election.
Lisa Murkowski, (R-Anchorage) will assume the reigns of House Majority leader when the Legislature reconvenes in January and she too believes that the ease by which the new House organization came together is sign of a good, productive session to come.
www.nfib.com /object/3577626.html   (402 words)

  
 Governor Frank Murkowski
Matilda Stepovich, served as Alaska’s first lady from 1957 until 1958 as the wife of Governor Mike Stepovich, the last of the territorial governors before Alaska became a state in January of 1959.
Former Alaska House Speaker Ramona Barnes was born in Tennessee and served in the Alaska House of Representatives since 1979 with a brief hiatus in the mid 1980s.
She holds a special place in Alaska’s history as the first woman to serve as the Speaker of the House in 1993 until 1994.
www.gov.state.ak.us /news.php?id=660   (658 words)

  
 Links - Alaska
The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) is a joint program of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAFGI), and the State of Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys (ADGGS).
AVO was formed in 1988, and uses federal, state, and university resources to monitor and study Alaska's hazardous volcanoes, to predict and record eruptive activity, and to mitigate volcanic hazards to life and property.
As was true for many other Alaska Natives at that time, school officials never mentioned college as a possibility for me and even discouraged me when I broached the subject myself.
www.fairnet.org /index.php?action=displaycat&catid=3   (479 words)

  
 SitNews - Alaska Governor Urges House to Avert Budget Crisis
The Governor said he supports the endowment concept that limits spending from the Permanent Fund to 5 percent of the fund's value, of which half would pay dividends and half would be used to pay for public education, including K-12 and the university.
The Alaska House of Representatives debated the issue Monday and passed HJR 26 Monday evening by a vote of 27-13.
Representative Ralph Samuels (R-Anchorage), led the debate on the House floor.
www.sitnews.us /0404news/042704/042704_pfd.html   (595 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Lawyer Politicians in Alaska
Alaska state house of representatives 3rd District, 1999-.
Alaska territorial House of Representatives 3rd District, 1943-46, 1949-52, 1955-56;
Alaska territorial House of Representatives, 1933-34, 1945-46, 1949-50, 1955-58 (3rd District 1933-34, 1945-46, 4th District 1949-50, 1955-58);
www.potifos.com /tpg/geo/AK/lawyer.html   (1083 words)

  
 Governor Frank Murkowski
Gov. Murkowski noted that he has been consistent in his desire to select a replacement who shares his values and political philosophy, could win re-election to the seat in 2004, is young enough to serve long-term and build seniority, and is a strong proponent for the issues important to Alaskans.
He said his daughter was well qualified on all counts, having distinguished herself during the four years she has served in Alaska's House of Representatives.
She was first elected to the Alaska House of Representatives in 1998, and has served as chairman of the House Labor and Commerce Committee, and the House Military and Veterans Affairs Committees, and was slated to rise to House Majority Leader in the upcoming 23rd Alaska State Legislature.
www.gov.state.ak.us /archive.php?id=242&type=1   (649 words)

  
 House Passes Third Bill in Long-Term Fiscal Plan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-06-21)
HB 298 is the enabling legislation for the POMV Constitutional Amendment that the House voted to put on the November ballot.
If the POMV amendment is adopted, this bill would allocate the annual appropriation from 5 percent of the Permanent Fund and distribute it -- 50 percent to annual dividend checks to Alaskans, consistent with current statute; 45 percent to education; 5 percent to support communities and municipalities.
House Ways and Means Chairman Mike Hawker (R-Anchorage) was pleased with the outcome.
www.nfib.com /object/4287581.html   (266 words)

  
 Karen Parr for Alaska State House District 7 Fairbanks - 2002
This is not the Republican party I was raised in, and it is not the Alaska the framers of our Constitution had in mind.
The 70% majority enjoyed by the House Republicans allowed their extremist leaders to close out public discussion and skip most public input.
I decided to run for State House because, after complaining for years about good people being unwilling or unable to run, I thought I should put my money where my mouth was.
www.ptialaska.net /~kparr/press-releases.htm   (618 words)

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