ALASKA'S NEWSPAPER

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Sen. John Coghill, R-North Pole, reads an amendment to a bill that would require corporations to disclose their political activity at the Senate Judiciary Committee Monday. The bill is expected to be voted out of committee Wednesday pending additional research on whether it can legally block foreign contributions.

RICHARD MAUER / Anchorage Daily News

Sen. John Coghill, R-North Pole, reads an amendment to a bill that would require corporations to disclose their political activity at the Senate Judiciary Committee Monday. The bill is expected to be voted out of committee Wednesday pending additional research on whether it can legally block foreign contributions.

Manager pushes lab

JUNEAU -- A new crime lab project is "beyond shovel ready."

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So says project manager Matt Tanaka, who with labor union and other interests Monday urged the Senate Finance Committee to advance legislation providing another $76 million to finish the Anchorage lab.

Public Safety Commissioner Joe Masters said the state's existing lab operates on triage.

He said evidence from the most severe cases takes priority and a new lab will let the department restore services that had been discontinued.

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