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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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S&P gives good marks to governor’s Permanent Fund plan
On Monday, credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s said Gov. Bill Walker’s proposed changes to the way the…
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University of Alaska Board of Regents to decide budget
The board of directors for the University of Alaska is expected to approve a 9 percent tuition hike…
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S&P gives good marks to governor’s Permanent Fund plan
On Monday, credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s said Gov. Bill Walker’s proposed changes to the way the…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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McGuire says she’ll leave Senate after 2016
Sen. Lesil McGuire, R-Anchorage, won’t seek another term in the Alaska Senate, reported the Alaska Public Radio Network.…
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‘I’m trying to sell gas’
“I’m not trying to buy love. I’m trying to sell gas.” So declared Gov. Bill Walker in a…
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Special session set for return to Juneau
The Alaska Legislature is coming back to Juneau. Gov. Bill Walker issued an official proclamation Thursday calling the…
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Walker expected to call special session
Gov. Bill Walker is expected today to announce a special session of the Alaska Legislature dealing with the…