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As part of the ongoing hearings on Senate Bill (SB) 192, the Senate’s oil tax bill, this week the Senate Finance Committee spent considerable time discussing a proposed alternative to the state’s current progressivity tax on oil production.  Progressivity, […]

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Today I addressed a Native Issues Forum hosted by the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska. The forum was a great opportunity to discuss issues of importance to Alaska.  The Alaska Native community […]

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In 2010, the Alaska Legislature commissioned the Alaska Energy Authority (AEA) to develop an Integrated Resource Plan for Southeast Alaska (SEIRP).  As stated in the legislative record supporting the appropriation, the aim of this plan was to “evaluate […]

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Work continued on the Senate’s oil tax bill in the Senate Finance Committee this week as we heard several days of public, industry, and support group testimony as well as additional expert testimony from global oil and gas […]

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Today, the Senate Finance Committee heard testimony from the three major North Slope oil producers: ConocoPhillips, BP, and ExxonMobil. The three companies gave testimony and responded to questions from committee members on the specific provisions of the Senate’s […]