Originates House-side appropriations + operating-budget oversight. The House co-chair pair runs the budget process.
Alaska State Capitol, 120 4th St, Juneau, AK 99801
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Ken Alper
“underlying Amendment 10 is, is new to the bill, so it's not amending any existing sections... we're working within the governing statutes of the AGDC themselves that were established back in 2013 with, with House Bill 4, which gave them a lot of autonomy ability to have confidentiality in their contracting”Alaska Legislature: House Finance, 6/10/26, 11am · Jun 10, 2026
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Neal Foster
“I think it's a good effort to try to come to some kind of resolution with the North Slope, but I am persuaded by their argument that, you know, the resource comes from the region and they'd like to have more say over what they do within their region”Alaska Legislature: House Finance, 6/10/26, 11am · Jun 10, 2026
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Will Stapp
“it removes municipalities' ability to negotiate their own separate tax structure from the volumetric structure of the bill”Alaska Legislature: House Finance, 6/10/26, 11am · Jun 10, 2026
1:14
Andy Josephson
“I also think that— I understand that the Kenai Borough Mayor may be in the interest of having the project may be speaking in support, but I think there's an undercurrent of concern by him. Certainly there is with the North Slope Borough”Alaska Legislature: House Finance, 6/10/26, 11am · Jun 10, 2026
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Ken Alper
“from talking to him, and now I have secondhand knowledge, I don't think they're particularly thrilled, to be completely honest. They really wanted the autonomy to be able to negotiate their own way”Alaska Legislature: House Finance, 6/10/26, 11am · Jun 10, 2026
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Calvin Schrage
“I'm doing what I can to try and enable this project and give it a fighting chance while still protecting the state's interest. I think this amendment moves a significant way in that direction”Alaska Legislature: House Finance, 6/10/26, 11am · Jun 10, 2026
ENSTAR says it locked in a price for Alaska LNG
ENSTAR announces $16/MCF North Slope gas contract price, comparing favorably to LNG imports but representing significant increase over current Cook Inlet costs; Southcentral utilities face 2026-2029 contract expiration deadlines requiring pipeline or import facility decisions.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAIAnchorage1
