Bill Wielechowski

Alaska Senate majority asks regulators to reconsider Enstar gas storage denial

“if DNR and the governor's office are allowing BlueCrest to sit on what we believe to be 300 billion cubic feet of gas, that is only hurting our situation this winter”

Alaska Senate Majority says gasline tax break waits on Glenfarne financial numbers

“We are being asked to commit Alaska to one of the largest financial decisions in our history without the numbers to know what it will cost the people we represent.”

Alaska Senate passes HB 381 oil and gas tax bill 11-8, with dissenters signaling more work ahead

Alaska lawmakers order audit of Board of Fisheries process

Alaska legislative auditor resigns after 34 years, replacement process underway

The $100 million question inside Alaska's gas-line bill

“By now you've all heard about the "S-corporation loophole" that allows Hilcorp - owned by a single Texas billionaire - to avoid paying Alaska over $100 million per year. Exxon pays the tax, ConocoPhillips pays it, BP paid it for decades.”

A gravel permit for the pipeline, and a question about what Alyeska pays

“I, I note in the letter that we received from the commissioner that there are gravel material sales with Alyeska Pipeline Services Company for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. What is the charge to Alyeska Pipeline Services Company for gravel material sales?”

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 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”

Senate Finance Committee: how do you analyze a $46.2 billion pipeline without the numbers?

Alaska nursing home costs highest in US as senior population surges

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

Alaska Auto-IRA Bill Lets Workers Save PFD for Retirement

Alaska Energy Conference Highlights Gas Pipeline Progress Amid Legislative Tax Debate

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 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 Senate advances sweeping public safety bill with AI child abuse provisions

Senate panel advances gas pipeline tax bill after 36 hearings

House Finance Committee advances auto-IRA bill for Alaska workers

Gas pipeline bill adds oil tax increase, industry calls process rushed

Gas line tax break delivers 20% savings, far less than competing states

Alaska Senate advances university regents reform bill with 2027 start date

Senate cuts community impact fees for gas pipeline by half

House panel advances retirement savings program for private workers

Oil industry opposes gas pipeline tax bill over bundled oil tax increases

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.”

Senate Panel Advances Bill Tying Hunting Rights to 180-Day Residency

Gas tax hike could net Alaska $590M over pipeline life, analysis shows

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.”

Navy eyes return to Adak amid Arctic security concerns

House rejects Senate's $1,000 PFD budget, sets up conference talks

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 Senate Passes Operating Budget With Energy Relief

Senate panel proposes doubling Dalton Highway surcharge in gas line bill

Alaska Legislature Falls Two Votes Short of Overriding Elections Bill Veto

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.”

House panel advances retirement savings program with PFD deposit option

Alaska Senate passes bill to ease classic car import registration

Alaska Senate passes bill restoring defined benefit pensions for public workers

Alaska LNG Consultant Flags Potential 50% Return for Developers vs. $1B State Revenue

Alaska House panel hears retirement savings bill for small business workers

Galena School District Shows Early Learning Drives Math, Reading Gains

Municipal League urges local control in Alaska LNG tax negotiations

Senate panel advances fishing co-op bill with electronic monitoring

Senate panel advances fishing cooperative bill with electronic monitoring

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 releases FY25 Single Audit after closed-door review

Senate unveils gas pipeline bill with $600M property tax, consumer protections

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.”

Senate passes capital budget focused on school maintenance

Alaska lawmakers hear testimony on four ballot initiatives