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JUNEAU — After 3 1/2 frustratingly gridlocked weeks, the logjam between Alaska’s House and Senate appeared to splinter Thursday with leaders on both sides talking about possibly adjourning the special session early, perhaps by this weekend.

Nothing was concrete, as few things have been throughout this fits-and-starts session, and there remain two big obstacles. Read Full Post here…

The director of the state board responsible for redrawing legislative district lines by mid-June died suddenly early Sunday of an apparent heart attack, according to friends and work colleagues.

Ron Miller

Ron Miller, who was 65 with two young children and a rich work history, had been putting in long days as executive director of the Alaska Redistricting Board, friends and colleagues said.

The board must redraw Alaska’s 40 House and 20 Senate districts to reflect population shifts from the 2010 Census, without diluting the voting strength of Alaska Natives.

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A software engineer recently filed a class-action lawsuit against some of the biggest technology companies in the U.S., claiming they conspired to fix employee pay.Siddharth Hariharan, who once worked for Lucasfilm, is suing his former employer along with Adobe, Apple, Google, Intel, Intuit and Pixar, accusing them of violating anti-trust laws, according to PC World. In addition, to alleging that the companies fixed employee pay, Hariharan claims that they agreed not to poach workers from other companies.”Its disappointing that, while we were working hard to make terrific products that resulted in enormous profits for Lucasfilm, senior executives of the company cut deals with other premiere high tech companies to eliminate competition and cap pay for skilled employees,” the plaintiff said in a statement, reports CNET.The lawsuit contends that in 2010 the U.S. Read Full Post here…

The parents of a Massachusetts man who was shot and killed by New York police last year have filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit against the officer involved in the shooting.

The Boston Herald reports that the family of Danroy “DJ” Henry Jr., who was attending Pace University at the time of his death, have filed the legal action against officer Aaron Hess and the Village of Pleasantville, New York.

According to the news agency, Hess fatally wounded the 20-year-old Henry outside a bar last October after he allegedly hit two officers with his car and then refused to stop. Read Full Post here…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — When a book is called “Blind Allegiance to Sarah Palin,” you can guess it’s not a happy story.

An imprint of Simon & Schuster announced Monday that it had signed up “Blind Allegiance,” a tell-all by former Palin aide Frank Bailey. The imprint, Howard Books, will release Bailey’s book May 24. Excerpts from an early draft were leaked to reporters earlier this year.

Bailey worked with Palin while she was governor of Alaska and when she was John McCain’s running mate on the Republican presidential ticket in 2008.

Howard Books is calling “Blind Allegiance” a “chilling expose.” Author Ken Morris and Alaska political blogger Jeanne Devon helped write the book.

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Officials in a Dallas, Texas suburb have won a lawsuit filed by a non-profit fair housing agency who had claimed that the town discriminated against low-income families

According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the Inclusive Communities Project (ICP) Incorporated filed a suit against the town of Flower Mound in 2008 alleging that its lack of multi-family housing was a violation of the federal Fair Housing Act.

The news source reports that the ICP had claimed that the town had a history of zoning agreements that excluded certain groups, and that officials refused to participate in any loan or credit program in order to create more affordable housing even though nearby towns had adopted low-income friendly policies.

The suit also claimed that the town’s exclusive policies prevented the ICP from assisting low-income families to seek affordable housing in Dallas suburbs, including Flower Mound.

The ICP reportedly has 30 days to appeal the U.S. Read Full Post here…