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Senate passes energy voucher billThe Alaska Senate on Monday passed a bill that would give every adult recipient of an Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend this fall a voucher to help address high energy costs. |
April Issue 2 2012 | |
House speaker: With six days left in session Senate sits on key billsWith six days left in the 2012 legislative session, the state Senate is still sitting on most of the heavyweight issues, House Speaker Mike Chenault said Monday. |
April Issue 2 2012 | |
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Legislature on course to run longThe Alaska Legislature is scheduled to end next weekend. But from the look of things — including some glum faces around the Capitol — the odds of that happening are extremely long. |
April Issue 2 2012 |
Alaska filmmakers speak against tax creditA few longtime Alaska filmmakers and film equipment providers spoke against a bill extending Alaska's film tax credit program. |
April Issue 2 2012 | |
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Legislators rush to resolve key billsWith about a week left in the 2012 state legislative session, bills are piled up in the Finance committees of both the state House and Senate and, typically, the most pressing business is left to the last minute. |
April Issue 2 2012 |
Point Thomson agreement in, LNG get new lookState and industry officials announced March 30 that the long-running Point Thomson litigation has been settled in an agreement featuring ironclad production requirements with North Slope producers, who also told Gov. Sean Parnell they have reached alignment on pursuing a major liquid natural gas pipeline to facilitate exports from Southcentral Alaska. |
April Issue 2 2012 | |
Senate’s oil tax bill takes shape but it may come too lateThe state Senate’s proposal for state oil tax changes is slowly taking shape. An early version of the bill appeared April 3, but Senate Finance Committee co-chair Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, who is in charge of the bill, said key parts are unfinished. |
April Issue 2 2012 | |
EDITORIAL: Redistricting board should work in the public viewThe Alaska Supreme Court has given clear marching orders to the Alaska Redistricting Board — follow the provisions of the Alaska Constitution in drawing election districts. |
April Issue 2 2012 | |
Senate committee advances voucher billThe Senate Finance Committee advanced a bill Wednesday that would give every adult recipient of an Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend this fall a voucher to help address high energy costs. |
April Issue 2 2012 | |
Paskvan takes issue with Parnell tax approachA co-chair of the Senate Resources Committee on Tuesday questioned Gov. Sean Parnell's plan to cut oil taxes and how that fits with Parnell's goal of boosting production to 1 million barrels a day. |
April Issue 1 2012 |
