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By Dave Donaldson

TransCanada,  the state’s license-holder for a large-capacity natural gas pipeline from the North Slope to North American markets,  told a legislative committee this week that the state is partially responsible for the lack of potential gas shippers willing to sign contracts to use the project.   Continue reading →

By Dave Donaldson

Governor Parnell on Wednesday had his input into the operating and capital projects budgets  that came out of the legislature this year.    Continue reading →

By Dave Donaldson

Legislative leaders today began distributing draft legislation that,  if enacted before the end of the day next Thursday, would extend the state’s coastal management program.  The next step is a poll of all members to see if forty House and Senate members agree to call themselves into special session to deal with the issue. Continue reading →

By Dave Donaldson
The House and Senate gaveled in their special session yesterday to deal with ten bills that the governor gave them after the end of the regular session.  By the end of the afternoon’s floor session, they had already dispensed with two of those measures.
However, the key to success of the rest of the session is how members deal with the most-divisive issue at the capitol this year — the capital projects budget.   Continue reading →

By Dave Donaldson

This year’s legislative session is over.  But the work is not complete – and no one is going home.  The special session begins this afternoon.  Continue reading →

By Dave Donaldson
This year’s legislative session will not end Sunday night — the voter-mandated ninety day deadline.  It’s not yet clear how long beyond that date members will need to finish the work that’s still pending. Continue reading →

By Dave Donaldson

Talks to keep the coastal management program going after July first have fallen apart.   Continue reading →

By Libby Casey
With only one more day to fund the government and head off a federal shutdown, Congress is still wrangling over politics and dollars.  Continue reading →

By Dave Donaldson
Legislation is moving that could lead to a long-term extension of the state’s coastal management program.  Continue reading →

By Dave Donaldson

The Senate has also created a dedicated funding stream for high school vocational education programs to train students for the jobs that might be available to them when they graduate. Continue reading →