Lawmakers considering a supposedly simple bill breaking gas out of the state's oil tax found Friday that a fix they can be confident in isn't going to come easily.
Alaska lawmakers are investing about $715,000 this year to provide a smoother transition for young people from the foster care system into life on their own.
At some point -- maybe as soon as 2014 -- decreasing flow through the trans-Alaska oil pipeline will dwindle enough to cause potentially major operational issues.
Not one but two new bills hit the Senate on Monday, delivering, as promised, a major change to the state's oil and gas tax structure as a pipeline open season approaches.
With about $142 million spent on gas line development and still no guarantee of success, some lawmakers are balking at the governor's request for an additional $167 million.
A new analysis indicates that if Alaska's natural gas pipeline had been built and operating during the past two years, the state would have missed out on $2 billion in tax revenue.
Silent film clip of men in Seward, Alaska, pouring barrels of alcohol into the street and breaking bottles of liquor during Prohibition. From the Alaska Film Archives.
