Bryce Edgmon
Representative · Alaska State House · District 37
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Alaska eyes $3B carbon revenue from 600,000 burned acres
“If all 600,000 acres were treated, potential revenue from offsets over 20 years could exceed $3 billion”
Alaska News1d ago5 attributions
Alaska, Forest Service sign 20-year shared stewardship timber deal
“I think Ashley mentioned the young growth or second growth forests that are coming up. I understand that could be up to 400 or 500 million board feet a year of timber from these forests. That could attract a state-of-the-art new sawmill.”
Alaska News1d ago2 attributions
House Republicans examine $24.8M in federal attorney fees to environmental groups
“Between fiscal year 2019 and fiscal year 2024, federal agencies like the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service paid an estimated $24.8 million in Equal Access to Justice Act awards, with roughly 76% of that going to environmental nonprofits”
Alaska News2d ago2 attributions
VA budget seeks $488 billion with 60,000 Alaska veterans facing shift toward private care
“This budget request reflects record investments— this budget, uh, requests record investments in the department”
Alaska News2d ago
Governor Dunleavy touts gas pipeline, credits Trump for reversing federal limits
“I have complete confidence that our legislature will come to the conclusion here shortly that that massive project will benefit this entire state and this country and this world.”
Alaska News3d ago5 attributions
Alaska House approves three day recess for Memorial Day weekend during gas line special session
“And with this resolution would potentially endorse is one body or the other just sitting around showing up on the 29th day.”
Alaska News3d ago2 attributions
House suspends rules to carry gas pipeline bills into special session
“The proclamation does spell out one bill in particular, House Bill 381, but it also, if you read the proclamation closely, talks about other legislation germane to the subject that's on the proclamation. The other body was working on their version, Senate Bill 280.”
Alaska News3d ago2 attributions
Alaska Senate rejects healthcare compact bill in 11-9 vote
“When we open ourselves up to these interstate compacts, we open ourselves up to having healthcare providers who do not understand us.”
Alaska News3d ago
Alaska Senate passes $13.9B operating budget with $200 energy relief
“17 Yeas, 3 nays. So by a vote of 17 yeas to 3 nays, the Conference Committee substitute for House Bill 263 has passed the Senate.”
Alaska News3d ago
Aspect Holdings addresses $100B Alaska projection, contested Teshekpuk lease
“Aspect Holdings, the parent of Epic Oil and Gas LLC, was the successful bidder on 8 blocks covering 110,000 acres in the recent Bureau of Land Management oil and gas lease offering in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.”
Alaska News3d ago
Alaska House raises unemployment benefits, expands telehealth coverage
“34 Yeas, 6 nays. By a vote of 34 yeas to 6 nays, the House has concurred with the Senate changes to House Bill 302.”
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Alaska House passes five healthcare licensure compacts in single bill
“39 Yeas, 0 nays. By a vote of 39 yeas to 0 nays, the House has concurred with the title changes to House Bill 110.”
Alaska News3d ago
House advances complex care homes for behavioral health patients
“39 Yeas, 0 nays. By a vote of 39 yeas to 0 nays, The House has concurred with the changes to House Bill 73.”
Alaska News3d ago
House moves to close property tax overpayment loophole
“30 Yeas, 9 nays. With a vote of 30 yeas to 9 nays, the House has concurred with the changes to House Bill 13.”
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House votes to eliminate tax filing discounts worth $500,000 annually
“25 Yeas, 14 nays. By a vote of 25 yeas to 14 nays, Senate Bill 164 has passed the body.”
Alaska News3d ago
Oklo targets 2030 for Alaska's first small nuclear reactor at Eielson
“The Eielson reactor is a 60-megawatt thermal dual-purpose system roughly equivalent to about 15 megawatts electric, depending on how the energy is utilized. Under the current structure for Eielson, up to 5 megawatts of electricity will be supplied directly to the base, while the remaining thermal capacity will supply approximately 50,000 to 100,000 pounds per hour for steam and heating needs.”
Alaska News4d ago7 attributions
National Lab, University of Alaska Fairbanks sign energy partnership
“yesterday we signed an MOU with the state of Alaska”
Alaska News4d ago
Yukon Premier Warns of Near-Blackouts, Scales Back Electric Vehicle Push
“within just a few weeks of my swearing-in, I had to take a close look at plans for the Yukon to enact rolling blackouts in our capital city if we saw a continuance of that extreme cold. We didn't get there, we dodged that bullet, but it was an extremely harrowing experience”
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Alaska hydropower projects to receive millions in federal funding
“The Department of Energy has recently agreed to resume negotiations to release $430 million for upgrades at 300 facilities around the country. That includes 4 projects in communities around Alaska, including Chugach Electric with the Alaska Energy Authority, Sitka, Ketchikan, and Alaska Electric Light and Power in Juneau.”
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Alaska House passes tobacco age increase, vape tax, cigar lounge exemption
“24 Yeas, 16 nays. By a vote of 24 yeas, 16 nays, Senate Bill 24 has passed the House.”
Alaska News4d ago
Alaska Positioned as Prime Location for AI Data Center Growth
“The amount of misinformation and disinformation being sowed whether from China or Russia or any of our other national adversaries is extraordinary, extraordinarily hard to combat. But it's very important that we do that because this is absolutely a generational opportunity with tremendous benefits both for society as well as economic well-being for the country.”
Alaska News5d ago
Federal Officials Push Permitting Reform to Unlock Alaska's Critical Minerals
“Time to get a mine permitted is 15 years, 18 years. That's crazy. No business can plan on an 18-year cycle, yet alone 18 months.”
Alaska News5d ago5 attributions
Alaska House Advances Gas Pipeline Tax Framework
“Local governments get to tax this project directly. Under this amendment, a borough or city collects its own share of the volumetric tax on project property inside its boundaries. They do not wait on Juno to have an appropriation to then send them their share.”
Alaska News5d ago5 attributions
Alaska Senate Passes Statewide Styrofoam Ban for Restaurants
“13 Yeas, 7 nays. And so by a vote of 13 yeas and 7 nays, Senate CS for CS for House Bill 25, Labor and Commerce, has passed the Senate.”
Alaska News5d ago
Senate panel advances gas pipeline tax bill after 36 hearings
“we've had 36 hearings on this bill in 2 months. I think that's got to be a record somewhere.”
Alaska News6d ago
House approves stricter hunting residency rules in divided vote
“24 Yeas, 16 nays. By a vote of 24 yeas to 16 nays, the House has concurred with the changes to House Bill 93.”
Alaska News6d ago2 attributions
House Finance advances tobacco age increase, e-cigarette tax on 7-4 vote
“what we're doing here by increasing the age and creating a penalty is that we are providing an opportunity in law for there to be police interactions with younger people. Not, not talking about kids here. We're talking about young adults, increased interactions with young adults, pretextual stops”
Alaska News6d ago3 attributions
House panel cuts youth tobacco fines, advances Tobacco 21 bill
“10 Yay, 1 nay. So on a vote of 10 yay to 1 nay, Amendment Number 1 to Senate Bill 24 has been adopted.”
Alaska News1w ago2 attributions
Senate panel weighs municipal concerns over Alaska LNG tax structure
“We did look at these and they made some very helpful comments. Not only approving of pieces of the bill but suggesting clarification”
Alaska News1w ago
Urban Design Commission splits on apartment buffer variance
“For specifically the west boundary, I do intend to support this variance as it is. The standards have been met, or the purpose of the standards— let me rephrase that— have been met per the staff report”
Alaska News1w ago
House committee advances LGBTQ anti-discrimination bill on 4-3 vote
“It is my fervent hope that the next legislature will take extremely swift action on this, that it will go through both bodies, that it will go to the governor's desk, and that, like so many have said today, we can stop having the same argument over and over and over again about something that seems so common sense to so many people.”
Alaska News1w ago2 attributions
Senate cuts community impact fees for gas pipeline by half
“The projected employment for this pipe is 10,000 to 12,000, so roughly half of what TAPS construction was in terms of employment. And honestly, a lot of people, especially if we're talking about the remote camps out, a lot of them probably will do some sort of remote commute”
Alaska News1w ago6 attributions
Alaska House panel hears testimony on statewide spay-neuter program, no vote taken
“Locally, the cost of a spay procedure for a female dog is around $900. When faced with the choice between buying food, buying gas for the car, or paying the vet clinic, the latter becomes a low priority and is often forgotten.”
Alaska News1w ago3 attributions
House panel advances telehealth pay parity bill with wage protections
“Amendment W.2 to SB 83, uh, actually deletes the repeal of the Medicaid telehealth statutes that was proposed in the bill. I believe they're in current statute, there's a 2030 repealer of the Medicaid telehealth statutes. And so rather than repealing the repealer, this amendment proposes pushing that repeal date out to 2040.”
Alaska News1w ago
Alaska House expands pharmacist prescribing powers in 32-8 vote
“This bill truly is about helping make primary care a little bit easier and a little bit better. It's to help a mom who is a mom of a lot of different kids, and one kid might have strep throat, to be able to just go to the pharmacist and get what they need for their kid, or someone who might have a UTI and has been avoiding the doctor for days to not have that become an infection, but able to just get those antibiotics directly by walking over there to their community pharmacy.”
Alaska News1w ago
Senate panel advances judicial nominee who sued judges over abortion questions
“do you feel like as a member of the council you would follow the bylaws' requirements to only nominate to the governor those that are among the most qualified?”
Alaska News1w ago3 attributions
Alaska House Committee Advances Cryptocurrency Kiosk Regulations After Scam Victims Lose Millions
“the bill that was passed through the Senate had a $1,500 daily amount limit, which was in between the AARP had we requested a $1,000 limit, and the people who are the kiosk owners— there's 6 of those who do not reside here in Alaska— but we're looking at a $2,000 to $2,500 limit. So we had put a $1,500 to meet in that middle. The CS would go back to the $1,000.”
Alaska News1w ago
Downtown library to be named for Anchorage's original townsite
“a former resident of Anchorage, when she passed away, Janet, years ago donated several million dollars for the— to fund the operations of a downtown library. And I believe, Elizabeth, she said her bequest will fund the operations of the library for 12 years. And her request was not to name it after herself, but to name it Original Anchorage, Original Townsite Library.”
Alaska News1w ago3 attributions
House rejects Galena school funding swap after dramatic rescind vote
“19 Yeas, 20 nays. With a vote of 19 yeas and 20 nays, Amendment Number 2 has failed to pass.”
Alaska News1w ago
Senate panel advances gas pipeline bill with reduced community payments
“we're estimating under the spring revenue forecast, holding all else equal, no changes to, to company behavior, a $71 million increase for fiscal year 2027. That represents a half year of impact, and then an average of $137 million of increase for fiscal years '28 through 2032”
Alaska News1w ago10 attributions
House panel advances bill to expand early intervention for delayed infants
“Senate Bill 178 is the identical companion bill to House Bill 376 on expanding the Infant Learning Program, which was considered and passed out of this committee earlier this session.”
Alaska News1w ago
House Resources passes agricultural land lease bill unanimously
“Today we will have Senate Bill 208 from Representative— Senator Bjorkman on agricultural land leases. This is a companion bill to House Bill 296 from Vice Chair Mears that we heard last week.”
Alaska News1w ago3 attributions
Anchorage zoning board approves deck variance despite staff concerns
“all the reviewing agencies had no objections, and the 3 community comments were all in support, and I will be supporting this.”
Alaska News1w ago2 attributions
Alaska Legislature rejects governor's attorney general nominee
“if we look at his resume, his qualifications are stellar. He's been working in Alaska for the last 15 years. He's been working and spending time in this state longer than I've lived here.”
Alaska News1w ago3 attributions
Donlin Gold targets 2027 investment decision on $10B Alaska mine
“In April was announced an exit of the project by Barrick, who is a 50% owner, and an entry into the ownership position by Paul Poulson Group, where they purchased 40% of the Donlin Project. NovaGold purchased the other 10 points that Barrick had held, resulting in a 60% NovaGold ownership and a 40% Poulson ownership of the Donlin Project.”
Alaska News1w ago6 attributions
Gas Line Developer Warns Tax Hike Would Delay Project, Jeopardize 2029 Deadline
“if version T of the bill were passed, it would cause a delay of FID. When we look at FID right now, that's something we anticipate in the coming months, certainly this year.”
Alaska News1w ago4 attributions
Senate panel advances bill cutting sick leave for seafood workers
“in general, I support paid sick leave. And I didn't want to have a bill go forward that, um, that limited or repealed the ballot initiative. However, um, uh, Ms. Decker and the PSPA have made, I think, persuasive arguments about the end of fishing season and the unique challenges that they face when a bunch of sick leave is accrued and folks have to— and folks will take it at the end and effectively shut down or significantly limit some of these fish processing plants.”
Alaska News1w ago2 attributions
House panel adopts fiscal note for Alaska Native languages task force bill
“Seeing none, the fiscal note for House Bill 387, also known as 34-LS1664, has been adopted”
Alaska News1w ago
Gas tax hike could net Alaska $590M over pipeline life, analysis shows
“we were asked to look at that in 1% increments up to a 17% gross tax and what would the fiscal impacts of that be”
Alaska News1w ago7 attributions
Alaska Senate panel advances autonomous vehicle restrictions despite industry opposition
“HB 217, which, as previously noted, would make Alaska the first and only state in the country to ban autonomous trucks”
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