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Secrecy rules create angry conflict in Legislature
A dispute over the amount of secrecy allowed to board members of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation resulted…
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Legislature advances pipeline buyout
The state’s buyout of gas pipeline partner TransCanada advanced on Monday to the floor of the Alaska Senate…
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House minority objects to Arctic drilling complaint
Members of the Alaska House minority raised procedural objections Monday morning as the body prepared a formal complaint…
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Lawmakers hear pipeline buyout timeline
Lawmakers considering a buyout of Canadian pipeline firm TransCanada are preparing to advance a plan that allows a…
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Legislature readies complaint after Arctic drilling nixed
The Alaska Legislature is preparing an official complaint letter to President Barack Obama after the federal government canceled…
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Daylight saving compromise proposed in House
A Wasilla Republican has suggested a compromise that could assuage the fears of Alaskans concerned about the proposed…
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Legislator’s advisers also call for TransCanada buyout
The advisers hired by the Alaska Legislature to provide an independent view of the AKLNG natural gas project…
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AKLNG project head says it’s on course
The AKLNG natural gas project will be big enough to supply 5 percent of the world’s natural gas.…
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‘Hard Rock Miners’ sculptor dies in Oregon
The sculptor behind Juneau’s iconic “Hard Rock Miners” sculpture has died. Edward Seth Way was curator of exhibits…
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TransCanada exec: Company ready for buyout
The state’s partner in the AKLNG natural gas project says it’s ready to be bought out. Vincent Lee,…
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Gov. Walker rolls out proposal to turn Permanent Fund into state’s money factory
Gov. Bill Walker’s administration is preparing to roll out the most radical change to the state’s annual budgeting…
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Legislators: Is gasline corp ready?
Leaders of the state-owned Alaska Gasline Development Corporation were the subjects of a legislative inquiry on Tuesday as…
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AEL&P’s avalanche man dies at age 61
The public face of Alaska Electric Light and Power during the Snettisham avalanche crisis has died. Kenneth Scott…
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In Alaska Legislature, questions about legality of TransCanada buyout
On the third day of the Alaska Legislature’s gas pipeline special session, there was a shift in the…
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Report: Southeast economy poised for downward swing
Southeast Alaska’s economy appears to be entering a stormy season. That’s the conclusion of a new report completed…
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DNR: TransCanada ‘supportive’ of buyout
Canadian pipeline builder TransCanada supports a proposal to buy out its stake in the proposed trans-Alaska natural gas…
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Analysis: Pay now or later for gas pipeline?
Chances are, you have at least one credit card in your wallet. Any time you pull it out…
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Legislature starts work amid dust, drilling
Neither construction dust or the shrieking sound of drilling could keep the Alaska Legislature from starting its third…
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Gov. Walker nixes natural gas tax after pledge from Big Oil
It’s business as unusual. On Friday afternoon, less than 24 hours before the Alaska Legislature was to begin…
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Infographic: Catch of the year
Mobile users may see the infographic here. Salmon season is over, and the numbers are in: Alaska caught…