Alaska Dispatch

A dizzying list of former Alaska leaders is being rounded up to testify in favor of Sen. Lesil McGuire's bill shifting in-state natural gas plans from the administration to the railroad.

This week, the Senate's Finance Committee is taking a first real crack at the capital budget, and it's unlikely that the total price tag will be capped as Gov. Sean Parnell asked.

Hitting regulatory blocks and unable to reach financial terms with the Canadian government, backers of the Mackenzie natural gas pipeline are pushing back a start date four more years.

With several initiatives likely to appear on election ballots later this year, Rep. Kyle Johansen wants voters to know where every dime lodged for and against is coming from.

The Senate's Finance Committee is hearing a bundle of bills this morning dealing with musk oxen, prescription drug benefits, victim emergency aid and new buildings, among other topics

Snow has shut down Juneau flights today, driving a cancellation Saturday and prompting one panel to continue its deliberations Friday night.

University of Alaska regents are expected to pick a new president from a field of three at a closed meeting Monday, but the results may not be released right away.

Lawmakers tried Thursday afternoon to winnow out the winners and losers among a half-dozen proposed energy projects serving the Railbelt.