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Last week, I introduced Senate Bill 167 as a Senate Finance Committee bill to separate oil and gas production taxes, commonly referred to as “decoupling.”  Today, my staff presented the bill to the committee and we invited the […]

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This week I attended the Resource Development Council’s (RDC) annual conference in Anchorage.

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Last week I was in Anchorage to participate in a two day seminar on petroleum economics and fiscal systems.

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This week I’m attending a Senate Resources Committee hearing in Kenai to review the exploration and production of oil & gas in Cook Inlet. Natural gas is critical in providing power for Southcentral Alaska.  In recent years the region has […]

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Last week I had the opportunity to address the Sitka Chamber of Commerce to discuss state issues with local business leaders.  Sitka has several major infrastructure projects scheduled during this next year and I was pleased to update […]