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07/06/11 Kachemak Bay and the lower Kenai Peninsula weren't spared from Gov. Sean Parnell's vetoes last week, but after Parnell announced his cuts last Tuesday, most projects remained.
06/30/11 Gov. Sean Parnell insists it isn't personal. But his capitol budget vetoes appear to have struck Sen. Lyman Hoffman's two House districts pretty hard.
06/29/11 Gov. Sean Parnell plans to make at least $400 million in budget vetoes this afternoon. Interest groups from around the state have been lobbying the governor's office in an attempt to protect their stuff from getting cut.
06/29/11 Gov. Sean Parnell vetoed spending on energy projects, weatherization and rural school construction Wednesday but left the entire $34 million in state spending for the new UAA sports arena and $1.5 million to help the struggling Great Alaska Shootout basketball tournament.
06/29/11 In Anchorage, there were winners and losers as Gov. Sean Parnell announced his capital budget vetoes Wednesday.
06/29/11 Gov. Sean Parnell on Tuesday announced cuts he has made to the state's capital and operating budgets. Not funded is the $10 million natural gas pipeline that is proposed to run from Anchor Point to Homer and Kachemak City.
06/22/11 JUNEAU, Alaska - Gov. Sean Parnell said Wednesday that he plans to cut at least $400 million from the $3.2 billion capital budget lawmakers sent him. Parnell gave no specifics on where cuts will b...
06/21/11 JUNEAU, Alaska - Alaska state flags will fly at half-staff on Tuesday in memory of former House Speaker Ben Grussendorf. He died last week at the age of 69. Gov. Sean Parnell says both he and his...
06/14/11 The Associated Press The Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska A native of Ketchikan has been selected as the student representative on the University of Alaska Board of Regents. Gov. Sean Parnell on Monday announced the appointment of Mari Freitag. She's currently the vice president of the student body at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. KINY radio in Juneau reports the political science major was ...
05/23/11 The Legislature's $3.1 billion state capital budget is headed for some reductions through vetoes by Gov. Sean Parnell, but it will still help steady the state's economy.
05/20/11 May 20, 2011FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECall for Support of Alaska Native Culture at 2011 FairThe Alaska State Fair is asking Fair supporters to send letters to Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell encouraging the approval of funding for the Ravens People: Celebrating Alaskas Native Cultures Program at the 2011 Fair. The Alaska Legislature included 150,000 in the capital budget for the program, which...
05/19/11 After adjourning in April and then being called into a special session by Gov. Sean Parnell, the 27th Alaska State Legislature finally came to a close late Saturday night.
05/19/11 Called into special session last month by Gov. Sean Parnell, the 27th Alaska State Legislature finally came to a close late Saturday night.
05/17/11 Called into special session last month by Gov. Sean Parnell, the 27th Alaska State Legislature finally came to a close late Saturday night.
05/15/11 JUNEAU, Alaska - Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell is calling the president's plan to speed oil production in the U.S. is a "positive first step." On Saturday, President Barack Obama announced a number o...
05/14/11 JUNEAU, Alaska - A Democratic legislator said Friday that his analysis of a public records request suggests the only people consulted on Gov. Sean Parnell's plan to cut oil taxes were those in his ...
05/08/11 JUNEAU, Alaska - Gov. Sean Parnell, who's had an at-times prickly relationship with the Senate, now stands as central figure in speeding the end of the special session. It's not clear what more ...
04/28/11 Alaska Senate President Gary Stevens said Gov. Sean Parnell has "removed himself" from efforts to reach a compromise on the capital budget, leaving it up to the House and Senate to do so on their own.
04/28/11 JUNEAU, Alaska - Senate President Gary Stevens said Gov. Sean Parnell has "removed himself" from efforts to reach a compromise on the capital budget, leaving it up to the House and Senate to do so ...
04/28/11 Gov. Sean Parnell pledged Wednesday that he wouldn't use vetoes to punish lawmakers who opposed his oil-tax cuts. But senators aren't convinced as the special session reaches Day 11.
04/26/11 Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell is not ruling out the possibility of lawsuits being filed against him as he plans to test the bounds of contingency language the Senate is looking at including in the capital budget. | 
