JUNEAU – Senator Donny Olson (D-Golovin) introduced legislation yesterday, Senate Bill 203, allowing the Alaska Industrial Development Export Authority (AIDEA) to issue bonds to finance infrastructure and construction costs of the Graphite Creek graphite project. In a preliminary economic assessment, the proposed processing plant at Graphite Creek would produce 60,000 metric tons of graphite concentrates […]
JUNEAU – Senator Wielechowski (D-Anchorage) introduced Senate Bill 206, repealing the per barrel tax credits established in 2014 under SB 21. Under current statute, a producer is eligible for up to $8 in tax deductions for each barrel of extracted oil depending on certain conditions, such as the market price of oil. “Recent SEC filings […]
Christopher Wray, the director of the FBI, during testimony in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee, contradicted the White House account that the reason that the security clearance issue concerning former White House Secretary Rob Porter, wasn’t completed by the White House, was delayed because of the FBI not completing an investigation into Porter’s background. Wray stated […]
WASHINGTON — Russia is determined to interfere in the November Congressional elections in the United States, top intelligence officials warned on Tuesday. Dan Coats, Director of National Intelligence, told the Senate Intelligence Committee that Russia sees the midterm elections as “a potential target for influence operations.” “Foreign elections are critical inflection points that offer opportunities for […]
