In a “Sweeetheart Deal” to the energy industry, the Department of Interior repealed the Consolidated Federal Oil and Gas and Federal and Indian Coal Valuation Reform Rule (Valuation Rule) put in place by the Obama administration that curtailed a practice by the industry to short-change the Federal government and Indian entities of royalty taxes owed to […]
October 7, 2016 ANCHORAGE—Following his meetings in South Korea last week, Governor Bill Walker accepted an invitation to return to Seoul tomorrow to speak about the role of Alaska’s rich energy potential to provide economic opportunities in the Eurasian region. The Future Consensus Institute, a nonprofit public policy research institute, is hosting the forum in […]
WASHINGTON, DC – During a congressional hearing today, Lt. Governor Byron Mallott underscored the Walker-Mallott Administration’s support of a road that could connect the isolated village of King Cove to the nearby community of Cold Bay and provide emergency medical transportation for the residents. The U.S. Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources, chaired by […]
BETHEL – Governor Bill Walker testified before the United States Senate Energy Committee at a field hearing in Bethel Monday, addressing the high cost of energy in Alaska. The Governor joined U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, Representative Bob Herron, Cold Climate Housing Research Center Director Jack Hebert, and others to talk about the […]