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Assembly calls for hearing on leadership changes

The Anchorage Assembly has set a public hearing for Dec. 16 on an ordinance directed at changing the Assembly's leadership and consequently the person who would take over as a six-month interim mayor after Mayor Mark Begich steps down.

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Murkowski vs. Palin for Senate: a 'titanic struggle'

Sen. Lisa Murkowski warns Gov. Sarah Palin that trying to win her seat in 2010 would be fraught with risk. "I can guarantee it would be a very tough election," Murkowski said in an interview.

Palin remains low-key at governors meeting

Gov. Sarah Palin kept her remarks succinct and didn't dominate the event, in marked contrast to a press conference at the Republican governors meeting in Miami last month, when other governors grumbled that she stole the spotlight.

Alaska Politics blog: Chambliss wins big in Georgia runoff

Palin stumps for GOP candidate in Georgia

Alaska Politics blog: Palin aide leaves governor's office for AIDEA

Palin stumps for GOP candidate in Georgia

Georgia Republicans packed shoulder to shoulder to see Gov. Sarah Palin on Monday, chanting her name and mobbing her for autographs.

Video: Democrats on Palin

Video: Palin spokesman responds to Democrats

City bypassed Assembly to modify labor contracts

City executives have changed parts of union contracts some 144 times since 2000 without getting the required go-ahead from the Anchorage Assembly, according to a draft report by the city's internal auditor.

Shooting victim was Army MP

A convicted felon just 16 days out of jail is accused of shooting and killing a Fort Richardson soldier after a confrontation early Sunday in downtown Anchorage.

PDF: Vongthongdy charging document

2009 Permanent Fund dividend likely to shrink but not vanish

Will the sinking U.S. economy scuttle Alaskans' Permanent Fund dividend checks too? Next year's check likely will be smaller, but this year's market meltdown won't stop it from being paid.

Alaskans' steps toward health sometimes halting

Eight years ago the state of Alaska made a lot of new-millennium resolutions about how healthy it wanted to be 10 years later. But just like individuals who don't always follow through on resolutions, Alaska is falling short in some areas.

Jury finds Korkow guilty of first-degree murder

Prosecutor Alan Goodwin slammed his fist again and again on the wooden counter near the witness stand in an Anchorage courtroom Monday morning, each thud representing a slash of Jimmy Korkow's knives when he stabbed his wife Teresa in 2005.

Energy alternatives vying for state money

The state of Alaska has $450 million worth of requests to fund various alternative energy projects, but it only has $100 million for these efforts.

Wooten involved in another custody dispute

Michael Wooten, the Alaska state trooper at the center of the Troopergate scandal over whether Gov. Sarah Palin abused her power, is now embroiled in a power struggle of his own -- a custody dispute with an ex-wife.

Troopergate from the beginning

Mobile home burns; no one hurt

Residents of a mobile home on Abbott Road escaped a fire early Monday, despite not having a working smoke detector in the home. Fire officials said they were lucky to get out. No one was hurt.

Matanuska Maid bottling plant has no takers

The Matanuska Maid dairy's old bottle-making plant in downtown Palmer will remain on the chopping block and in the state's hands, at least for now.