AGP Executive Report
Last update: 27 minutes agoEnergy & LNG Policy: Alaska lawmakers are on the final stretch of a special session as the Senate prepares to vote on a revised Alaska LNG tax-break bill, aiming to swap a property tax for a smaller gas-throughput approach and tighten project timelines for eligibility. Fisheries Funding: NOAA says Alaska will receive nearly $99 million from a broader $123.6 million fishery disaster package, including major support for Bering Sea snow crab and Chignik and Cook Inlet salmon losses. Coast Guard Infrastructure: The Coast Guard is adding 30 housing units and a new childcare center at Base Kodiak, with construction targeted for completion in 2028. Mining & Environment: Bristol Bay leader Alannah Acaq Hurley won the Goldman Environmental Prize for her long fight against the proposed Pebble Mine; further court arguments are set for June 25 in Anchorage. Education & Local Governance: Alaska’s acting attorney general is asking the Alaska Supreme Court to force the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District to open a charter school after a judge denied an injunction. Land & Conservation: Sitnasuak Native Corporation secured 1,700 acres along the Nome River for permanent conservation, reconnecting public access after a century of fragmented private holdings. Community & Workforce: A groundbreaking is set for Alaska’s first state-run Interior veterans cemetery in Salcha, expected to serve more than 15,000 veterans.
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