beth kerttula | The Love Networkhttp://beth-kerttula.love.comen-ushttp://beth-kerttula.love.com/rss.xmlA Blog with news about beth kerttulaAOL LLC. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only.Blogsmith | Relegence | AOL LLC.Palin aide to fill post?: Persily could oversee gas pipeline projecthttp://t.love.com/272529470Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:22:00Despite downturn, Alaska considers risky bond strategyhttp://t.love.com/272455749
Alaska narrowly avoided losing hundreds of millions of dollars when it delayed making a big bet in the stock market just before the market's big fall last year. Now that the market has rebounded somewhat, the Department of Revenue says it is again considering the investments as a way to help pay for its mounting pension deficit. The money is needed to pay retirement costs for city and state public employees and teachers, but pensions are guaranteed, so the Legislature will have to find the money elsew]]>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:59:00'Going Rogue': To read or not to readhttp://t.love.com/272399463Thu, 19 Nov 2009 8:16:00New lawmaker boosts Democratic caucushttp://t.love.com/271996788Wed, 18 Nov 2009 8:28:00Obama considers former Palin aide for pipeline jobhttp://t.love.com/271996790Wed, 18 Nov 2009 8:28:00New lawmaker boosts Democratic caucushttp://t.love.com/271651931
In contrast to his father, Alaska's newest state legislator will caucus with the minority Democrats in the House of Representatives. Rep. Neal Foster, D-Nome, was sworn in by Gov. Sean Parnell Monday to replace long-time Rep. Richard Foster of Nome, who died recently. The elder Foster was also a registered Democrat, but caucused with the Republicans for most of his 21 years in the Legislature. ]]>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:48:00Obama considers former Palin aide for pipeline jobhttp://t.love.com/271651932
A former aide to Gov. Sarah Palin is being considered for a position in the Obama administration, likely as the federal pipeline coordinator position vacated Monday by former Alaska legislator Drue Pearce. Larry Persily, a former managing editor of the Juneau Empire and currently a top aide to Rep. Mike Hawker, R-Anchorage, confirmed Monday he's being vetted for a federal position. Persily had worked for Palin as an associate director of the governor's Washington, D.C., office, as well as other promin]]>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:48:00Egan, Kerttula plan to run for new terms in state Legislaturehttp://t.love.com/268643279Sun, 8 Nov 2009 2:10:46Feds to review subsistencehttp://t.love.com/264375779Mon, 26 Oct 2009 9:12:10Feds to review subsistencehttp://t.love.com/264078220Sun, 25 Oct 2009 2:56:01