Alaska's bicameral legislature — 20-member Senate and 40-member House — meeting in Juneau from January to May each year. Sets the state budget, oil and gas policy, school funding, and the annual Permanent Fund Dividend calculation.
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Elvi Gray-Jackson
“That is simply, simply not what SB 41 would do. The bill wouldn't create a state takeover of local classrooms.”Alaska Legislature: MISC-20260619-1230
Gary Stevens
“38 Yeas, 22 nays. And so by a vote of 38 yeas and 22 nays, the joint legislative session has failed to override Senate Bill 41.”Alaska Legislature: MISC-20260619-1230
Gary Stevens
“36 Yeas, 24 nays. Thank you. The joint legislative session has failed to override the governor's veto of House Bill 52.”Alaska Legislature: MISC-20260619-1230
Elvi Gray-Jackson
“Alaska has the highest suicide rate in the nation. In many rural communities, suicide rates are nearly 4 times that average, the national average. Teaching our students how to recognize mental health challenges, seek help, and support one another is one of the most basic and meaningful steps we can take to address this crisis.”Alaska Legislature: MISC-20260619-1230
Elvi Gray-Jackson
“our children are watching. They are watching. They are hoping that we hear their voices and understand their pleas for help. They're looking to us for leadership, compassion, and action.”Alaska Legislature: MISC-20260619-1230
Gary Stevens
“by a vote of 43 yeas and 17 nays, the joint legislative session has overridden the governor's veto of CSRA House Bill 195 Finance.”Alaska Legislature: MISC-20260619-1230
Dunleavy's LNG bill would swap a graduated S corp tax topping 9.4% for a flat 2%
Governor Mike Dunleavy transmitted a compromise Alaska LNG tax and oversight bill Wednesday, lowering the disputed S corporation income tax to a flat 2%, delaying it to 2030, and dropping a cut to state education aid for boroughs receiving gas line tax revenue.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago3 min readAI
Alaska Senate Majority says gasline tax break waits on Glenfarne financial numbers
The Alaska Senate majority says it won't commit to the gas pipeline tax break without detailed financials from Glenfarne and Gov. Dunleavy, as cost estimates range from $44.5B to $70B.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago4 min readAI
Alaska Senate Majority sets Anchorage press availability on stalled gas session
Alaska's fourth special session on gas pipeline taxation has produced no votes in two weeks, as Cook Inlet gas supply is projected to run short by the mid-2030s.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAI
Enstar tells Alaska Gas Line Caucus it could be 18 days short of gas this winter
Enstar president John Sims told the Alaska Gas Line Caucus on Thursday the utility could be 3 billion cubic feet short this winter, equal to 18 midwinter days serving no customers. MEA's Tony Izzo said his gas is contracted for only 2 years and 7 months.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min readAI
The AI money came first. The data center moratorium came Thursday.
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins called for a halt on Alaska data center construction Thursday morning, days after campaign filings showed six Anthropic employees gave his campaign close to $400,000.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readAI
Legislators to hear the case for a gas line as the effort stalls
Mayors, utility executives and pipeline developers will present to the Alaska Gasline Caucus on Thursday, Aug. 6, at the Anchorage LIO, months after the Alaska State House deadlocked 19-19 on the gas line bill.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
Senate majority to regulators: reconsider the rejected gas storage project, and make BlueCrest produce
At a press availability Monday, Alaska Senate majority members said they are sending a letter asking the Regulatory Commission of Alaska to reconsider its denial of Enstar's Kenai gas storage petition. They also called on the governor to get BlueCrest's undeveloped Cosmopolitan lease into production.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago3 min readAI
Ballot Measure 3 turns on a single word
Alaska's Ballot Measure 3 would say only U.S. citizens may vote. Sponsors say it closes a legal gap; opponents say it changes nothing. Voters decide Nov. 3.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readAI
Dunleavy vetoes hunting residency bill and university fee bill
Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bill tightening residency rules for hunting, trapping and sport fishing and a bill requiring the University of Alaska to itemize student fees. Both veto messages were read into the Alaska State Senate record Tuesday during a technical session with no vote.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min readAI
Alaska Senate opens fourth special session with technical session, adjourns to Friday
The Alaska State Senate opened the fourth special session Monday in Juneau as a technical session, taking no action on natural gas taxation and adjourning until Friday, July 31. Members heard the governor's proclamation and word that the House had killed HB 381.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
HB 381 exempts Alaska LNG project property from municipal taxes, replaces with volumetric splits
HB 381 exempts covered Alaska LNG project property from municipal property taxes and replaces that structure with a phased volumetric tax whose revenue splits shift significantly once LNG exports begin, with the Kenai Peninsula Borough receiving 48.4 percent of base Phase 2 revenue. The tax changes take effect only if specified conditions are met.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min readAI
Hilcorp says opposing the tax isn't opposing the gas line
Hilcorp senior vice president Luke Sargey told the Alaska Gas Line Caucus on Thursday that the company opposes a targeted income tax on Hilcorp, not the gas line, while Glenfarne and business groups urged lawmakers to pass the property tax bill without added taxes.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min readAI
The sleeper on Alaska's August primary ballot: money, turnout and Measure 1
Alaska Ballot Measure 1: first primary ballot measure since 2014 would restore campaign contribution limits Aug. 18, leaving independent expenditures untouched.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readAI
Alaska asks 3,500 voters to confirm citizenship weeks before the primary
The Alaska Division of Elections moved about 3,500 voters to inactive status and asked them to confirm citizenship after a DMV cross-check, weeks before the August 18 primary.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min readAI
Alaska House passes new tax structure for Alaska LNG pipeline aimed at attracting investors
The Alaska House passed HB 381 on Friday, replacing property tax with a volume-based tax on natural gas transported through the proposed Alaska LNG pipeline. Governor Mike Dunleavy called the vote a significant step toward advancing the project.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min readAI
Alaska Senate passes LNG bill as Republicans warn it kills financing
The Alaska State Senate passed LNG legislation 11-8 on July 16, drawing immediate opposition from Senate Republicans who say three provisions Glenfarne warned against four weeks ago will make the project impossible to finance. A fourth special session is scheduled for July 27, with supply agreements Republicans say will begin expiring in roughly two months.
by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago2 min readAI
The gas tax special session has stalled, with the bill already dead
Alaska's fourth special session, called on natural gas taxation, has stalled after the House killed the gas tax bill, HB 381. Both chambers are holding technical sessions.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
Alaska LNG tax bill advances as working draft, disputes unresolved
The Alaska Legislature's conference committee on HB 381 adopted a new working draft Thursday, with members raising disputes over how the alternative volumetric tax applies to required local contributions, among other provisions. Chair Schrage said the committee would take a few days off for the holiday weekend before reconvening to refine the bill further.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago3 min readAI
Alaska Senate passes HB 381 oil and gas tax bill 11-8, with dissenters signaling more work ahead
The Alaska State Senate passed the conference committee substitute for House Bill 381 on a split 11-8 vote Thursday, advancing legislation that reshapes oil and gas property taxes and governs the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation, but senators who voted no said the S corporation tax provision needs to be fixed before the bill can do what it promises.
by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago2 min readAI
Boyle files to challenge Holland in high-turnout South Anchorage House Seat.
Former DNR Commissioner John Boyle has filed to challenge Rep. Ky Holland in House District 9, Alaska's highest-turnout House district covering south Anchorage hillside and Turnagain Arm communities.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readAI
Two former colleagues split over whether Ballot Measure 1 curbs big money or just reroutes it
At a state hearing Wednesday, Rep. Calvin Schrage defended Ballot Measure 1's caps on campaign donations while former Rep. Ben Carpenter argued they would push money into unlimited independent expenditure groups. Alaskans vote Aug. 18.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
Alaska's gas-pipeline bill now carries a tax on Hilcorp and others
The Alaska Senate added a corporate income tax on oil and gas pass-through entities like Hilcorp to the AK LNG gas-pipeline bill (HB 381), effective 2028 regardless of the project.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min readAI
Alaska elections hearing reveals FBI contact, no precedent for 'good faith' test
Records released Wednesday show the Alaska Division of Elections had no records of applying a 'good faith' candidacy standard to any other candidate, and the agency has not explained why the FBI contacted it during its review of Daniel J. Sullivan Jr.'s Senate candidacy.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readAI
The Alaska House gaveled in and out in minutes, its special session going nowhere
The Alaska House of Representatives met for minutes Friday in Juneau, took no votes, and adjourned by unanimous consent until Tuesday, Aug. 11, at 10:30 a.m. for another technical session. The fourth special session on natural gas taxation remains stalled.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI
Alaska lawmakers order audit of Board of Fisheries process
The Alaska Legislative Budget and Audit Committee voted unanimously Thursday to commission a special audit of the Board of Fisheries, examining whether the board followed its own statutes, regulations, and public-notice requirements from October 2023 through July 2026.
by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago2 min readAI
Lesil McGuire filing adds ranked-choice Republican voice to crowded Alaska governor race
Former state Sen. Lesil McGuire filed a letter of intent to run for Alaska governor, adding a Republican voice supportive of ranked-choice voting to a crowded 2026 field ahead of Monday's filing deadline.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readAI
Alaska Senate passes S-corp LNG tax with 2028 effective date
The Alaska Senate on Friday adopted a pass-through entity tax on oil and gas income with a 2028 effective date, after rejecting an immediate version 9-11, then passing HB 381 12-8 with the provision included.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min readAI
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 AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readAI
Alaska House passes campaign contribution limits that could take effect during 2026 election
The Alaska House narrowly approved Senate changes to a campaign-finance bill restoring contribution limits to state and local candidates, with an effective date of January 2027.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readAI
Alaskans split over ranked choice repeal at state ballot measure hearing
Sponsor Bethany Markham urged a yes vote to end ranked choice voting at Wednesday's state-required hearing in Juneau. Opponent Scott Kendall called the measure a Trojan horse that also closes primaries and repeals dark money rules. Alaskans vote Nov. 3.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min readAI
Daniel J. Sullivan sued the state today over a denied Senate ballot spot
Daniel J. Sullivan, denied a U.S. Senate primary ballot spot in Alaska, filed a court appeal today as state lawmakers held a joint hearing on the dispute
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Alaska's gas-line bill clears the Senate — and the governor immediately moves to undo it
Alaska's Senate passed LNG bill HB 381 12-8; Gov. Dunleavy called a second special session to rewrite provisions he says would sink the North Slope gas project.
by Cale Green1mo ago3 min readAI
A one-word change to Alaska's voting law could foreclose a path for American Samoan residents
Alaska's Ballot Measure 3 would specify only citizens can vote. Supporters call it a safeguard; opponents say it forecloses a path for American Samoan U.S. nationals to vote locally.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
Alaska News Roundup: Gas pipeline tax fight, Point Thomson trade-off, and McNeil River access debate
This episode covers the week's major Alaska stories: a gas pipeline tax bill that added oil tax increases, the Point Thomson condensate trade-off for pipeline gas, Mount Edgecumbe enrollment crisis, and McNeil River bear sanctuary access proposals.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min readAI
Energy consultant tells House Finance that property tax makes Alaska LNG unfinanceable
House Finance Committee hears testimony on Alaska LNG property tax reform
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min readAI
Governor's disaster declaration unlocks state aid for Talkeetna flooding
A July 25 disaster declaration authorizing state public assistance for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough over Talkeetna flooding was read into the Alaska State Senate record Tuesday during a technical session.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI
Senate Finance hears $18 billion revenue trade-off for Alaska LNG tax break
Alaska Senate Finance Committee reviews fiscal analysis of proposed tax structure for Alaska LNG project, showing $18 billion combined revenue reduction over project life in exchange for improved global price competitiveness.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readAI
Alaska House ties 19-19 on gas line bill, killing it for now
The Alaska State House failed to adopt the conference committee report on HB 381 on a 19-19 tie, ending the gas line bill's path forward for this session. Gov. Mike Dunleavy's public exchange with a Democratic senator over the project's collapse added a sharp edge to the standoff.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readAI
Alaska LNG could cost $70 billion; state's 25% stake faces dilution
The Alaska State Senate Finance Committee heard Wednesday that the Alaska LNG project's capital costs could reach $70 billion rather than the commonly cited $46 billion, and that the state's 25% equity stake faces potential dilution when new investors join the project's three sub-companies.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readAI
Alaska LNG's cheap-gas promise hinges on exports — and on costs staying in line
New Alaska Department of Revenue analysis shows LNG exports are key to cheap in-state gas — about $5/mcf versus $12.65 without them — but a cost overrun could push the export price above market.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI