03/05/2003
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Governor Murkowski says Alaska's future will be brighter, in significant measure due to the Alaska
Legislature efforts to cut the budget | :39
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Governor Murkowski repeats his promise not to impose an income tax or take Alaskans'
Permanent Fund dividends to pay for growing government | :43
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Governor Murkowski acknowledges the difficulty of making budget cuts, and empathizes with
those whose quality of life may be affected. | 1:15
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Governor Murkowski expresses his desire for non-resident workers to pay their fair share. | :53
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Governor Murkowski repeats his promise to make no change to the Alaska Permanent Fund
Dividend program without a vote of the people | :36
03/07/2003
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At a Friday morning press conference, Governor Murkowski explains that his FY04 budget fulfills his
mandate to present a budget to reduce the rate of government growth, which a majority of Alaskans
support | :29
03/14/2003
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Governor Murkowski describes the tour of the damage from this week's windstorms in Southcentral
Alaska that he and Brig. Gen. Craig Campbell, commissioner of the Department of Military and
Veterans Affairs made Thursday night. The governor adds that he is coordinating with the
Alaska National Guard to decide how the state and federal governments might best able to
help assist in addressing the fallout of the wind. | 1:26
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Governor Murkowski expresses his respect for the quality of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough's
incident command and response team. | :35
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Brig. Gen. Craig Campbell explains that the Alaska National Guard is coordinating with local
authorities on what assistance they might request from the state, and he addresses the
question of the total financial cost of damage from the windstorms. | 1:40
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Governor Murkowski speaks to his hope that the Alaska Legislature will approve $1.3 million
in state funding for lobbying efforts to help the U.S. Senate pass legislation to open
ANWR to oil and gas development. | 1:00
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Governor Murkowski announces the fulfillment of his request for additional names of candidates to
fill the vacant seat in the Alaska House of Representatives for District 36. Dan Rohrer and
Lonnie White have joined Dan Ogg on the list of candidates for the Kodiak seat, which
must be filled by March 22. | :27
03/19/2003
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Governor Murkowski introduces Kevin Duffy , his selection as commissioner of the Department of Fish and
Game, and voices his support for Duffy's position on issues such as managing Alaska's
game for maximum sustained yield. | 1:16
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Commissioner Kevin Duffy expresses his intent to integrate well into the governor's cabinet,
and his desire to address the challenges of the position. | :37
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Governor Murkowski reacts to the vote in the U.S. Senate today regarding using North Slope
oil from inside ANWR to help support the federal budget. | 1:04
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Governor Murkowski draws on his experience in the U.S. Senate to analyze elements of the vote, and the accuracy of
some of the evidence presented before the vote. | :57
03/28/2003
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Governor Murkowski explains that his budget proposal fulfills his promises to work with the Legislature to slow the growth of
government and extend the life of state savings while working to increase revenue from natural resource development. | 1:23
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Governor Murkowski makes his case for ending the Longevity Bonus program, which costs the state $47 million a year for a purpose not
envisioned when the Bonus was created as a reward to Alaska's pre-Statehood pioneers. | 1:08
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