Juneau, Alaska – The Alaska House of Representatives today passed a bill that will allow the State to collect foregone revenue, certain incentives, deductions or tax credits enacted over the years. House Bill 155, by Finance Co-Chair Steve Thompson, repeals six indirect expenditures that will bring in roughly $350,000 more in revenues. “We’ve gotten the […]
Potential 2016 Presidential candidate, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, vowed on the “Hugh Hewitt Show,” on Tuesday that if he were to be elected as president next year, that he would crack down on states that have legalized marijuana and enforce federal laws prohibiting marijuana in those states. On the radio talk show, Christie said, “Marijuana […]
Juneau, Alaska – The Alaska House of Representatives Monday passed a bill to incentivize natural gas refining and fertilizer production, in an effort to help restart the Kenai Peninsula’s Agrium fertilizer plant. House Bill 100, by Speaker of the House Mike Chenault, allows a company that produces urea or ammonia or gas-to-liquids products to credit […]
JUNEAU—On Tuesday, the House Fisheries Committee passed House Bill 119 sponsored by Representative Andy Josephson (D-Anchorage). The bill seeks to protect the world-famous Bristol Bay fisheries from the harmful impacts of any large-scale metallic sulfide mine located within the boundaries of the existing Bristol Bay Fisheries Reserve. “In a couple of months thousands of stakeholders […]