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Alaska daily news roundup

Alaska gets money for green jobs

By The Associated Press, Anchorage Daily News

Pacific Northwest states are getting more than $1.1 million from the U.S. Department of Labor to encourage green jobs.
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Jobs down in Alaska for sixth straight month

By Staff Reports, Anchorage Daily News

Alaska's unemployment rate jumped to 8.9 percent last month as the state recorded its sixth straight month of job losses.
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Alaska's high court hears predator control case
By Mary Pemberton, The Associated Press, Anchorage Daily News

Opponents of Alaska's predator control program were in the Alaska Supreme Court on Thursday arguing that the program violates the state constitution.   Read More
Weekly wrap: Forecasting revenue is a lot like predicting the weather these days
By Stephen C. Fehr, Stateline.org Staff Writer

Indiana is mulling changes to how it estimates monthly revenues, while several states are considering mergers and consolidations of government agencies, universities, school districts and more to save money.   Read More
Criminal deportations spike in Pacific Northwest
By Manuel Valdes, The Associated Press, seattlepi.com

SEATTLE -- Deportations of illegal immigrants with criminal records from Alaska, Oregon, and Washington this past year spiked by nearly 40 percent, while overall removals dropped for the first time in five years, according to new data released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.   Read More
Governor Photo
Gov. Sean Parnell (R)
Sworn in: July 2009
Term expires: December 2010

 

State capital: Juneau
State nickname: The Last Frontier
Lt. Gov. Craig E. Campbell (R)
Alaska has no secretary of state position
Attorney General Richard Svobodny
Senate President: Gary Stevens (R)
House Speaker: Mike Chenault (R)
   
   


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