Forrest Dunbar
Senator · Alaska State Senate · District M
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House Finance adds feral cat spay-neuter provisions to invasive species bill
“SB 174 creates an invasive species management council. It creates a response fund but does not charge the fund. It also directs the council to create a 5-year strategic plan to deal with invasives in Alaska.”
Alaska News5d ago2 attributions
Senate panel advances gas pipeline tax bill after 36 hearings
“They haven't issued— they haven't done anything to deal with the issue of lease expenditures, which we know are going to actually reduce oil revenue in the short and medium term because of the decoupling issue”
Alaska News6d ago
Oil industry opposes gas pipeline tax bill over bundled oil tax increases
“there was a provision in the bill having to do with lease expenditures, and we tried to decouple gas and oil lease expenditures. We know that this gas line will lead to significant new gas lease expenditures that will cause a reduction in existing oil taxes”
Alaska News1w ago2 attributions
Senate panel advances Whittier land transfer bill without objection
“We have one item on the agenda this afternoon, a second hearing on House Bill 216, transfer of railroad land to Whittier.”
Alaska News1w ago2 attributions
Senate panel debates gas pipeline tax structure in 26th hearing
“in the 2040s and 2050s, we're looking at the hundreds of millions of dollars.”
Alaska News1w ago
Alaska Senate Passes Right-to-Repair Bill for Consumer Electronics
“when you buy something, you should own it and have the right to repair it. This bill is unfortunately necessary because this idea, this principle, which was once accepted as common sense, has been increasingly violated by certain out-of-state state consumer technology and manufacturing companies.”
Alaska News1w ago3 attributions
Alaska Senate committee advances sports betting bill with tax revenue promise
“Why cap the number of licenses at 10? Why create something that might result in a secondary market?”
Alaska News2w ago2 attributions
Alaska LNG Tax Bill Stalls as Lawmakers Demand Project Cost Data
“Even if we pass a 90% tax cut, the state of Alaska has less ability to impact this project than the gas producers, the major oil and gas producers on the North Slope.”
Alaska News2w ago
Senate panel advances compromise on fish processor sick leave
“the fish processors, um, did offer, um, some compelling arguments as to why their end-of-season accumulated leave causes unique problems at these remote processing facilities”
Alaska News2w ago2 attributions
19-year-old homeschool graduate appointed to State Medical Board
“Yes, that is accurate, and I was homeschooled.”
Alaska News2w ago
Alaska LNG project could tap Defense Production Act for federal support
“If the federal government did come in and somehow infused a tremendous amount of capital, would you see that— and it wasn't challenged— would you see that as an expansion of the DPA's current understanding? And would— I think you have an article, something about Pandora's box, So I don't want to make this too leading question, but the next president and the president after that, would they have a new tool on their hand to say, I don't know, build a mega gigantic wind farm or, you know, anything else?”
Alaska News2w ago
Senate panel advances gas pipeline tax overhaul with $610M revenue target
“why are you using the past tense?”
Alaska News3w ago
Senate panel advances 10 health board nominees to full Legislature
“the Senate Health and Social Services Committee has reviewed and recommends the following list of appointees be forwarded to a joint session for consideration: Damian Delzer, Eliza Ellsworth, Michelle Scott-Webber, Heather Crivello, Michael Collins, Ivy Villani, Jillann Garrity, Norman Walker, Sarah Rasmussen, and Kathleen Rice”
Alaska News3w ago2 attributions
Oil industry opposes tax provisions in Alaska gas pipeline bill
“I'd like to put on the record that my intent with the CS— and, and I might have to offer an amendment to make it the case is that typical gas extraction and reinjection is not caught up in these provisions, but rather we're talking about the larger scale investments that drive our revenue into the negative on Mr. Stickel's slide until 2032”
Alaska News3w ago2 attributions
Senate panel advances health care compacts bill despite sovereignty concerns
“we have our 4th hearing on SB 281, Health Care Compacts Rural Health Programs”
Alaska News3w ago2 attributions