JUNEAU – Governor Bill Walker issued an administrative order on Friday, December 26, to direct all state agencies to stop non-obligated spending on the following six projects: Ambler Road, Juneau Access Road, Susitna-Watana Dam, Kodiak Launch Complex, Knik Arm Crossing and Alaska Stand Alone Pipeline Project. “Our budget deficit grows deeper as oil prices go […]
ANCHORAGE—Governor Bill Walker and Lieutenant Governor Byron Mallott began their term with a budget challenge of an unprecedented magnitude. “I’m confident that together, we Alaskans can manage our way through it,” Governor Walker said. “We need to develop a smart plan so that our children and grandchildren can have stability 30 years from now. My […]
ANCHORAGE – A new version of the state budget released by Governor Walker Monday removes funding for the Alaska Energy Authority’s proposed Susitna Dam. “Governor Walker’s common-sense, economics-based decision to remove funding for the Susitna Dam is a strong show of leadership and willingness to walk the talk from last fall’s campaign when it comes […]
WASHINGTON, DC — As the top Republican on the Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, Senator Lisa Murkowski today shared the results of her collaborations with Congressional Appropriations Committee members in crafting a 2015 Interior Department budget that addresses a number of core Alaska needs. With the Department of the Interior managing a majority of Alaska’s lands, […]