11-01-06 : Commissioners Appointed To Climate Change Panel

08-10-06 : Legislature Passes Oil Tax Legislation
Triples Oil Revenue at Today's High Prices

08-10-06 : Alaska Senate Passes Oil Tax Rewrite
Triples Oil Revenue at Today’s Record Prices

07-28-06 : Gasline Contract May Go on November Ballot
SB 3002 Amendment Calls for Advisory Vote on Contract

05-10-06 : Majority Leaders to Hold News Conference

05-03-06 : Alaska Senate Shows Unanimous Support for FY 07 Capital Budget
Entire State Benefits from Spending Plan

04-25-06 : PPT Legislation Passes Alaska Senate
SB 305 Delivers Additional $1.6 Billion in Revenue Per Year

04-20-06 : Senate Passes FY 07 State Operating Budget

03-03-06 : Alaska Senate Creates New Funding Source for Rural Schools
SB 112 Dedicates Local Money to Local Schools

03-02-06 : Anchorage Caucus to Meet at UAA
Anchorage Legislators to Hear Presentations from Local Groups and Take Public Comment

02-15-06 : Mary Anne Henry to Head Office of Victim's Rights
Anchorage Prosecutor Confirmed by Alaska Legislature

02-13-06 : Senators to Discuss Administration's Budget Proposals

01-23-06 : Special Committee on University of Alaska Formed
Bipartisan Effort Will Take Active Role in UA Issues

01-19-06 : Senator Stedman Appointed Chairman of Senate Community and Regional Affairs Committee
Key Committee to Review State Revenue Sharing Proposals

01-09-06 : House & Senate to Respond to Governor's Speeches

01-09-06 : Senate Majority Kicks Off 2006 Session
Three Priorities for Session Announced

11-10-05 : Senate Will Consider Return of Municipal Revenue Sharing
Advisory Commission on Local Government Contemplates Revenue Sharing, Administrative Boroughs

09-06-05 : Workers' Compensation Task Force Formed
13 Alaskans Will Craft Further Solutions

08-02-05 : House & Senate Leadership Express Condolences to Hammond Family

07-27-05 : Public Employee Pension Reform Signed into Law
First Step to Solving $5.7 Billion Dollar Deficit Taken

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05-25-05 : Special Session Closes With Major Legislation Passed
SB 130, SB 141, Strong Capital Budget Headline 2005 Session

05-19-05 : Senate Takes Major Step to Ending Special Session
Conference Committee Members Named for SB 130, SB 141

04-15-05 : State Operating Budget Sails Through Alaska Senate
Bipartisan Effort Completes Spending Plan With 25 Days Remaining

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04-13-05 : Education Infrastructure Bill Passes Senate
SB 155 Builds Public Schools, UA Facilities Statewide

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04-11-05 : Alaska Senate Passes Retirement Security Act
SB 141 Delivers Fiscal Certainty to Public Employee Retirement Systems

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03-29-05 : Investing in Alaska's Education Infrastructure
Senate President Introduces Bill to Fund Critical Projects

03-15-05 : Anchorage Caucus to Connect with Constituents Via Videoconference

03-14-05 : Retirement Security Act Introduced in State Senate
SB 141 Strengthens Retirement System for Existing and Future Public Employees

03-03-05 : Legislature Passes ANWR Resolution
SJR 2 Passes Both Senate and House

02-16-05 : Senate Passes Major Suicide Prevention Legislation
SB 60 Extends Statewide Suicide Prevention Council

01-12-05 : House and Senate Majority Respond to Governor's Address

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11-05-04: Senator Ben Stevens Named New Senate President
Senate Majority picks new leadership for the 24th Alaska Legislature

11-05-04: Senate Majority Supports Increased Education Funding
Governor's Plan Will be a Priority in the Upcoming Session

10-08-04: UAA Review of Sand Lake Gravel Pit

10-06-04: Representative Rokeberg to Hold Press Conference
Water Quality Study for Sand Lake Gravel Pit to be Discussed

01-12-05 : Senate President Ben Stevens said that he and his Republican colleagues agree with the Governor that the foundation of our state’s economy will continue to be built on natural resource development. The key to solving the fiscal gap is to increase oil and gas development.

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04-11-05 : The product we passed today on the floor of the senate is our best efforts at trying to get a grasp on this issue, to get a grasp of the problem, and to allow the state to move forward with a competitive, attractive and responsible plan for employees in the future.

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04-13-05 : To me, it’s the senate coming together and saying here is a viable solution to the problem we face in deteriorating schools, to the problem we face in overcrowded schools, and the problem we face with not having adequate facilities in our university institutions.

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04-15-05 : Bipartisanship – Senate President Ben Stevens says he hopes that the new level of cooperation in the Senate applies to the capital budget and the remainder of the session.

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01-10-05: Senate President Ben Stevens says there are many positive events shaping Alaska right now. The budget surplus, a possible gasline contract and other economic indicators are all pointing to a bright future for our state.

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08-21-05: Daily News Editors Once Again Send Their Readers Down a Dead End Street

12-17-04: Preparing a Bright Future for Alaskans

10-08-04: Lake Otis And Tudor Solutions Encouraged

10-26-03: Helping Our Students

10-20-03: Coastal Trail Issues and Options

07-25-03: Fiscal Realities of the Proposed Anchorage Coastal Trail Extension