Economy

Mar 12 2019
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Cash-strapped state of Alaska takes aim at North Slope government’s oil money

By | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Alaska's Energy Desk, Climate Change, Energy & Mining, Local Government, North Slope, Politics, State Government

A proposal by Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy would strip the North Slope Borough of its power to collect nearly $400 million in property taxes from oil companies each year. The idea gets at a longstanding question: How much money from oil should stay in the North Slope, where it’s pumped from the ground?

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Mar 08 2019
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Map of the proposed Pebble Mine site.

Public comment period for Pebble’s draft EIS underway, but critics stress shortcomings

By | Energy & Mining, Environment, Federal Government, Science & Tech, Southwest, State Government

Aside from concerns that the 90-day review period isn’t enough time to examine the 1,400-page document, critics say the draft environmental impact statement’s shortcomings render it insufficient.

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Mar 07 2019
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Senate Finance Committee members hear testimony from Mouhcine Guettabi of the Institute of Social and Economic Research, March 7, 2019. (Photo by Andrew Kitchenman/KTOO and Alaska Public Media)

Lawmakers want to know more about impact of proposed budget cuts

By | Economy, Southcentral, Southeast, State Government

Alaska lawmakers got some answers this week about the effects of potential budget cuts, but they still face a lot of uncertainty as they weigh funding for government services and permanent fund dividends — or whether to reopen a debate on taxes.

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