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By SAM [email protected]
Alaska State Troopers are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in a Minto home Thursday morning.
The man was identified as 26-year-old Jordan Baker. Foul play is suspected and a suspect has been identified, troopers stated in a news release. Baker’s body has been sent to the state Medical Examiner’s Office in Anchorage for an autopsy.
No one has been arrested, trooper spokeswoman Beth Ipsen said.
Body of man found in MintoAuthorities say they suspect foul play
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With his wife, Sandy, at his side, Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell announces Friday his plans to run for re-elec-tion in 2014. Parnell, a Republican, stated his plans at a reception during the convention of the Alaska Federation of Republican Women at Pike’s Waterfront Lodge in Fairbanks.
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Parnell to seek re-election
By MATT [email protected]
Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell announced Friday evening in Fairbanks that he will run for re-election in 2014.
Parnell, a Republican, stated his plans at a recep-tion during the convention of the Alaska Federation of Republican Women at Pike’s Waterfront Lodge.
“We have a great work-ing team with us here in Juneau. We intend to build on that in Juneau. We intend to frame-in this opportunity for Alaskans by seeking re-election in 2014,” he said to loud applause.
“I’m not ready to take the distraction of another race right now,” he said in an obvious reference to the U.S. Senate, which also will be on the 2014 ballot. “My focus is on Alaskans and doing this job well.”
The lead up to Parnell’s announcement included plen-ty of speculation about the possibility that Parnell could enter the race for U.S. Senate to challenge first-term Demo-cratic Sen. Mark Begich.
Parnell, 50, became gov-ernor when Sarah Palin resigned in 2009. He then won a full four-year term in 2010 and is eligible to run for a second full term in 2014.
Parnell struggled to gain traction for his priorities against a bipartisan-con-trolled Senate in recent years but found more success dur-ing the most recent session when redistricting delivered a friendly Republican-led Senate.
“What a difference an election makes,” he said in the lead up to the announce-ment.
Parnell and the Republi-can-dominated chambers of the Legislature passed many big pieces of legislation, including an oil tax cut and continuation of work on a
By SAM [email protected]
A Fairbanks man pleaded guilty Friday to a charge of sec-ond-degree murder in the killing of his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son last spring.
As part of a plea agreement Fri-day afternoon, Carl Delbert David Jr., 26, will be sentenced to some-where between 30 to 70 years for the death of Jacob Williams.
The sentence will be deter-mined at a sentencing hearing scheduled for Sept. 13.
David, wearing a yellow pris-on jumpsuit at Friday’s hearing, answered questions from Superior
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Carl David Jr. enters the court-room for his change of plea Friday afternoon at Rabinowitz Courthouse.
Man pleads guilty in death of 2-year-old
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By RICHARD LARDNERAssociated Press
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Forest Service is in the business of preventing fires, not starting them.
Yet the agency set off alarms in Congress and state capitols across the West by citing automatic spending cuts as the basis for demanding that dozens of states return $17.9 million in federal subsidies. And it’s all come down to a bureaucratic squabble over whether the money is subject to so-called sequestration because of the year it was paid — 2013 — as the Obama administration con-tends, or exempt from the cuts because of the year it was gen-erated — 2012 — as the states insist.
Right now, it’s a standoff heightened by history and hard fiscal realities. But with taxpayer cash scarce, both sides are dig-ging in: The Forest Service has to slash 5 percent of its budget under sequestration. The states, mean-while, have depended for decades
on a share of revenue from timber cut on federal land. Perhaps least willing to compromise are mem-bers of Congress who are up for re-election next year and are loath to let go of money that benefits potential voters back home.
It’s not clear who gets to decide
or whether the question ends up in court. But lines have been drawn.
“We regret having to take this action, but we have no alterna-tive under sequestration,” For-est Service Chief Tom Tidwell wrote in March to governors in 41 states, explaining that since the payments were issued in the 2013 budget year, the money would be subject to sequestration.
Infuriated, Republicans and Democrats from Capitol Hill to the governor’s offices banded together to fight back, arguing the money was paid to the states well before the spending reduc-tions went into effect. The gov-ernors of Alaska and Wyoming have flat out refused to send the dollars back.
Governor to run for 2nd full term in 2014
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Alaska not the only state fighting Forest Service repaymentThe Associated Press
Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell, right, testifies last month on Capitol Hill before the House Appropria-tions Committee, subcommittee on Interior, Environ-ment, and Related Agencies budget hearing on the for-est service.
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