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SIMPSON v. MURKOWSKI

Nos. S-11697, S-11777.

129 P.3d 435 (2006)

Helen SIMPSON, Roger Anderson, Rose Anderson, Ruth Bohms, and Holger ("Jorgy") Jorgensen, for themselves and for others similarly situated, Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. Frank H. MURKOWSKI, Governor, State of Alaska, Mike Miller, Commissioner, Department of Administration, State of Alaska, and State of Alaska, Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

February 10, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe P. Josephson, Josephson & Associates, P.C., Anchorage, for Appellants and Cross-Appellees.

Joanne M. Grace, Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, and David W. Márquez, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellees and Cross-Appellants.

Before: BRYNER, Chief Justice, MATTHEWS, FABE, and CARPENETI, Justices.

OPINION

FABE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Alaska's longevity bonus program was enacted by the Alaska Legislature in 1972 for the purpose of providing to Alaskans age sixty-five years and older an incentive to continue to live in Alaska. In 1993 Governor Hickel proposed a phase-out of the longevity bonus program that was designed to accommodate seniors who had "counted on the bonus in planning for their retirement." This proposal was subsequently...

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