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Bill Wielechowski

Bill Wielechowski

Senator · Alaska State Senate · District K

Elected OfficialVerified

11 articles · 20 transcripts · 2 clips

Also known as:Senator WielechowskiWielechowskiWilkowski Wilkowski
www.akleg.gov/basis/Member/Detail/34?code=WIE
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Alaska Senate passes S-corp LNG tax with 2028 effective date

“The fundamental question that we are being asked right now is how many billions in tax breaks shall we give to Glenfarn or whoever ends up producing this project so that they can make, according to the Department of Revenue's projections, $5 billion a year in profits?”
Alaska News1w ago

Alaska elections director moves to disqualify Senate challenger

“Alaska is probably the most challenging place in the country to conduct elections because of the geographical challenges and the weather challenges”
Alaska News2w ago

Alaska nursing home costs highest in US as senior population surges

“The average cost of living in Alaska exceeds $5,000 per month”
Alaska News1mo ago2 attributions

Alaska Senate panel hears gas line bill with $900M annual tax break

“the Governor is asking for roughly a 90% tax cut. So the estimate was that Under the governor's plan, the taxes would be around $74 million, that's a total of 6 cents per MCF.”
Alaska News1mo ago5 attributions

Alaska Legislature fails to override veto of pension bill

“we have the worst retirement system in the nation. The absolute worst. Why are we the worst? Because we're the only state in the entire country where our public employees get no Social Security and get no pension”
Alaska News1mo ago

Point Thomson Gas Blowdown Could Cost Alaska 65M Barrels of Condensate

“the condensate at Point Thompson is probably the most valuable substance on the North Slope. It is extraordinarily valuable.”
Alaska News1mo ago2 attributions

Senate panel debates gas pipeline tax structure in 26th hearing

“my big concern is, is that the point of production is somehow occurring after the gas treatment plant, and that there's— that's going to be an enormously expensive project, and, and the state value would be diminished tremendously.”
Alaska News1mo ago

Alaska LNG Tax Bill Stalls as Lawmakers Demand Project Cost Data

“It's such an odd and uncomfortable position that I feel we're in, where it feels like the governor is almost doing the bidding of Glenfarm.”
Alaska News1mo ago

Senate panel debates $1B tax break for Alaska LNG amid cost secrecy

“I'm not going to vote on a bill without numbers. I'm not going to vote on a bill that's going to take away $1 billion in potential future taxes and revenue from my— from communities across Alaska without having firm numbers.”
Alaska News1mo ago2 attributions

Oil industry opposes tax provisions in Alaska gas pipeline bill

“the law is that when producers take out a lease in the state of Alaska, just like Texas, just like Louisiana, just like North Dakota, just like any other state in the country, they have a legal obligation to produce, develop, explore, market the gas or oil when they can make a reasonable profit”
Alaska News2mo ago2 attributions

Senate Passes Alaska Work and Save Retirement Program 15-4

“Over half of American households have no retirement savings at all, and over 20% of Alaska's population is retirement age or older. The IRS has reported that the average monthly Social Security payment for 2026 is around $2,000, yet the average cost of living in Alaska exceeds $5,000 per month.”
Alaska News2mo ago5 attributions