Anchorage – Earlier today, Alaska Governor Bill Walker used his line-item veto power to cut $1.29 billion from the FY 2017 budgets. The veto includes $430 million in tax credit and other payments to the oil and gas industry down to the statutory minimum requirement of $30 million. The veto of the oil tax credit […]
ANCHORAGE—Governor Bill Walker announced today he vetoed $1.29 billion from the budget bills passed by the 29th Alaska Legislature. Since the legislature passed the budgets for fiscal year 2016 (July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016) and fiscal year 2017 (July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017) without any way to pay for them, Governor […]
ANCHORAGE – Governor Bill Walker today named Jahna Lindemuth as Alaska’s next Attorney General. Born and raised in Anchorage, Ms. Lindemuth brings extensive experience in complex commercial litigation, appeals to the Alaska Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and administrative management to her new role at Department of Law. She is currently a […]
ANCHORAGE – Governor Bill Walker signed two bills into law this week that will increase state revenue under the Department of Natural Resources, and reduce the agency’s dependency on unrestricted general funds. Money generated from the legislation will pay for operation and maintenance costs within multiple divisions of DNR. Sponsored by Governor Walker and managed by […]