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 <title><![CDATA[Intern credited for only bill to become law this session ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:37:00 EST</pubDate>
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 <description><![CDATA[With the 2011 legislative session already three-quarters done, only a single bill has yet passed the Alaska Legislature and been signed into law by Gov. Sean Parnell.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Committee bill limits scope of Alaska oil tax cut ]]></title>
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 <description><![CDATA[JUNEAU &#8212; The House Finance Committee unveiled what is intended to be a more limited version of Gov. Sean Parnell&#8217;s plan to cut oil production taxes Monday.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Photo: No cold feet at this wedding ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:32:00 EST</pubDate>
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 <description><![CDATA[Carl Eady, second from right, and Joan Kitchen, second from left, enjoy a laugh together during their wedding ceremony beneath an ice sculpture of three horses titled &#8220;Freedom&#8221; on Sunday afternoon at the World Ice Art Championships in Fairbanks.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Coast Guard unit moving to Juneau ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:25:00 EST</pubDate>
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 <description><![CDATA[Coast Guard Electronics System Support Unit Kodiak is scheduled to move to juneau under the newly established ESU Juneau command Friday.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Capitol talk turns to special sessions ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:37:00 EST</pubDate>
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 <description><![CDATA[With several issues hanging fire with the 2011 Alaska Legislature entering its last few weeks, some legislators are beginning to talk special session.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Senators question gov's health exchange strategy ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:32:00 EST</pubDate>
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 <description><![CDATA[JUNEAU &#8212; Lawmakers scrutinized Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell&#8217;s approach to establishing a health care exchange Monday, with a leader of the powerful Senate Finance Committee questioning whether Parnell intended to consult with the Legislature on the &#8220;major public policy question.&#8221;]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Bill would let minors in military drink, smoke ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:25:00 EST</pubDate>
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 <description><![CDATA[JUNEAU &#8212; Military members under the age of 21 would be allowed to legally drink and smoke under a bill introduced by an Alaska lawmaker.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Rep: No ethical conflict in firefighter bill ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:32:00 EST</pubDate>
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 <description><![CDATA[JUNEAU &#8212; A Republican lawmaker said Monday that he sees no ethical conflict between his serving as a volunteer firefighter and a bill he&#8217;s proposing that would give property tax breaks to volunteer firefighters.]]></description>
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