Alaska Legislature
AKLNG advances without option for local governments to cut their own deals
With a little more than a week remaining in the special session, the gasline subsidy bill is nearing a vote in the House — without one of the big-ticket items advocated for by allies of the North Slope Borough.
My way-too-early gubernatorial tier list and AKLNG grinds on
Tired of all those issue-based candidate surveys? Snoozer! Then I've got you covered with my V.I.B.E.S.-based system.
Legislators dismiss the AKLNG ‘razzle dazzle,' and Dunleavy's vetoes show what's at stake in the race for governor
The big takeaway from the first full week of the special session is that Alaska's fortunate they didn't rush it through.
Sine Die and Summer School
If the first hearing of the special session is anything to go by, it's no wonder the governor is in such a rush to pass the AKLNG bill.
Special session bound, packed crime bill passes, pension override fails and more
Following Monday's mad dash, the penultimate day of the legislative session was largely subdued as lawmakers turned their attention to everything else.
Pipeline and pension plummet, Cox's back on the job and a floor blow-up
So, it turns out that trying to ram through a multibillion-dollar, multi-decade subsidy for a questionable pipeline project is pretty hard.
'We're trying.' Legislators warn AKLNG project may be too large a lift for session's final days
It's Wednesday. A week remains in session. In this edition: With the final sprint to the finish line underway, the Alaska Legislature has a ton on its plate, and that's before we get to the governor's late-in-the-session demand for a multi-
Juneau-bound, AKLNG faces pushback, election veto override fails
The session is barreling to its messy conclusion with plenty of unknowns about big things.
Public pension bill passes, legislators get mixed messages on AKLNG beyond ‘less taxes’
Republicans stood by their bold claim that people nowadays just want to work forever.
Republican infighting, the fiscal scree slope, and the troubling practice of exporting inmates, importing gangs could resume
It's the 90th day of the session, and have we really figured anything out?
