Under pressure

By Robert Morlino

Hot-button issues spur lobby spending as some states weaken disclosure

Excerpts from this story referencing "Alaska":

"… , there are no statutory reporting requirements for lobbyists.In 2003, the Alaska legislature voted to significantly relax lobbyists' registration requireme …"

"… in 2003 essentially re-defined lobbying. According to Tammy Kempton of the Alaska Public Offices Commission, the agency that regulates lobbyists, the defini …"

"… urkowksi signed into law changed the trigger to 40 hours a month.Comparing Alaska's now significantly weakened lobbying regulations to those of Washington S …"

"… shington starts from the basis of what it means to lobby," Kempton said. "[Alaska legislators] start with 'what is a lobbyist and how can we write the law s …"

Big oil wields ultra deep influence

By Laura Peterson

Legislators push for energy industry tax breaks, regulatory changes to hunt for oil at the bottom of the sea

Excerpts from this story referencing "Alaska":

"… ould potentially produce as much oil and natural gas as the North Slope of Alaska.But the technology taking the industry into ever-deeper waters comes at a …"

U.S. pushed to ratify deep sea treaty

By Laura Peterson

U.N. Law of the Sea will divvy up deep ocean bottom for oil and gas drilling

Excerpts from this story referencing "Alaska":

"… he United States has already begun mapping the sea floor off the shores of Alaska and New England in anticipation of ratifying the treaty. …"

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A pipeline of influence

By Kevin Bogardus

Even before he became VP, Dick Cheney and Bush fundraisers were crafting national energy policy

Excerpts from this story referencing "Alaska":

"… ace left to search for oil and gas. "It is not from Canada, it is not from Alaska, it is not from the Gulf, it has to be from somewhere."Cheney's home state …"

"… thwest Territories and the Mackenzie Delta and it's just a small step from Alaskan gas to ANWR."Nonetheless, the NPC is still hard at work. On June 22, 2004 …"

FACT CHECK: Spinning job growth

By FactCheck.Org

Using numbers to their advantage, Romney, Perry and Huntsman each hoped to shadow the other with inaccurate statistics

Excerpts from this story referencing "Alaska":

"… iod, only four states grew jobs at a faster rate: North Dakota, Wisconsin, Alaska and Utah.Perry's comparison about U.S. job losses at the same time, howeve …"

SMOKE2U

By Te-Ping Chen

Tobacco sales take off in cyberspace

Excerpts from this story referencing "Alaska":

"… en states have gone so far as to bill customers directly for unpaid taxes. Alaska, for example, has sent letters to roughly 5,000 delinquent taxpayers (incl …"

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Radiation panel fairness questioned

Ailing Cold War veterans say compensation program biased

Excerpts from this story referencing "Alaska":

"… ffusion Plant in Kentucky to the Amchitka Island Nuclear Explosion Site in Alaska. The aim was to make retribution for those who had fallen ill or died as a …"

Watchdogs on short leashes

By Kenneth Vogel and Leah Rush

For most legislatures, ethics enforcement is an in-house affair; for the rest, agencies that oversee them are kept on a short leash

Excerpts from this story referencing "Alaska":

"… a different perspective," explained Mike O'Connell, counsel for the board.Alaska's Select Committee on Legislative Ethics has five public members among its …"

Hawaii

By The Center for Public Integrity

A snapshot of ethics practices in Hawaii

Excerpts from this story referencing "Alaska":

"… te of inflation, or 7 percent, between 1997 and 2000. Those states include Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma, Oregon an …"

Delaware

By The Center for Public Integrity

A snapshot of the ethics practices in Delaware

Excerpts from this story referencing "Alaska":

"… te of inflation, or 7 percent, between 1997 and 2000. Those states include Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma, Oregon an …"

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