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Erika Bolstad

Erika Bolstad covers Alaska issues, including the congressional delegation, from Washington, D.C., for McClatchy Newspapers. Before joining the bureau in 2007, she spent seven years as a reporter at the Miami Herald, where she covered politics, government and the state legislature. E-mail Erika at ebolstad@adn.com.

Sean Cockerham

Sean Cockerham writes about Alaska state politics. He's worked for the ADN in Anchorage and Juneau, covered the legislature for the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, and covered Washington state politics for the Tacoma News Tribune. E-mail Sean at scockerham@adn.com

Kyle Hopkins

Kyle Hopkins covers rural affairs, general assignments and politics for the ADN. He covered the 2006 campaign for governor, has blogged extensively about Alaska politics, covered Anchorage city government and was a reporter based in the Mat-Su. He grew up in Southeast Alaska and previously wrote for the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner and Anchorage Press. E-mail Kyle at khopkins@adn.com and also find him on our rural Alaska blog, The Village.

David Hulen

David Hulen, the ADN's state and local news editor, is responsible for political coverage. He has been an editor and reporter at the ADN for more than 20 years. E-mail David at dhulen@adn.com

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Sarah Palin

Follow the former Alaska governor's actions as she embarks on life outside of office.

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Alaska political corruption

The FBI raided state legislature offices in Aug. 2006, and the fallout since has been epic in Alaska's political world.

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Persily confirmed as Alaska gas pipeline coordinator - 3/10/2010 4:35 pm

Begich tapped for Senate Budget Committee - 3/10/2010 10:32 am

Murkowski attends White House energy meeting - 3/9/2010 3:45 pm

Murkowski to attend White House energy meeting - 3/8/2010 3:32 pm

Parnell says he's leading by 60 points - 3/8/2010 11:47 am

Pessimism on gas line - 3/8/2010 11:22 am

A slow day in Juneau - 3/4/2010 5:55 pm

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Murkowski wants ANWR ‘on the table’ - 3/4/2010 12:58 pm

Parnell call-in town hall set for Tuesday - 3/1/2010 12:26 pm

APOC drills into anti-Pebble election spending - 2/26/2010 12:29 pm

The Ross vote

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Total: 35 no, 23 yes

Senators
Yes (7)
Republicans (7): Bunde, Dyson, Huggins, McGuire, Menard, Meyer, Therriault.
Democrats (0)

No (12)
Republicans (3): Stedman, Waggoner, Stevens.
Democrats (9): Davis, Ellis, French, Hoffman, Kookesh, Olson, Paskvan, Thomas, Wielechowski.

Representatives
Yes (16)
Republicans (16): Coghill, Dahlstrom, Fairclough, Gatto, Harris, Hawker, Johnson, Keller, Kelly, Lynn, Millett, Muñoz, Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Stoltz
Democrats (0)

No (23)
Republicans (6): Austerman, Chenault, Johansen, Seaton, Thomas, Wilson.
Democrats (17): Buch, Cissna, Crawford, Doogan, Edgmon, Gara, Gardner, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Herron, Holmes, Joule, Kawasaki, Kerttula, Petersen, Salmon, Tuck.

Excused: Foster (D)

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