Rep. Claman’s Newsletter: Special Session and AK LNG Project Update
October 30, 2015
One week in to the third special session, and our time in Juneau has been focused on reviewing the complexities of the AK LNG pipeline project. The Governor called the Legislature into this special session to consider the buyout one of our partners in the project, TransCanada. Under the terms of our state’s agreement with TransCanada, the deadline for exercising the buyout option is December 31, 2015. I have learned a great deal about AK LNG since arriving in Juneau and want to share some of the more helpful presentations with you in this newsletter.
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Rep. Guttenberg’s Newsletter: Special Session Update
October 30, 2015
Special session is here and the legislature is working to analyze the various options that are being put on the table for a potential Trans-Canada buyout. Trans Canada is our partner in the AKLNG project. This decision making process was put in place in 2014 when the legislature passed SB138.
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Rep. Tuck’s Newsletter: Special Session Update and Safe Pet Tips for Halloween
October 30, 2015
My colleagues in the Legislature and I have been called to the Capitol in Juneau for the third Special Session of the year. The Legislature must authorize certain key decisions that are vital if we are to move forward on the natural gas pipeline in a timely manner.
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Rep. Gara’s Newsletter: State Does Better Without TransCanada in Gasline Project
October 29, 2015
Sometimes politicians make easy questions look like rocket science. That’s bad, because we don’t have a lot of rocket scientists in the legislature. Last I checked, we had none.
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Rep. Josephson’s Newsletter: The Third Special Session
October 25, 2015
At 11:00 a.m. yesterday, the Alaska State Legislature began the third special session of the 29th Legislature. Some of you will remember that I have spoken on this topic before in my last legislative update, but as of Friday, the call (topics to be considered at the session) was changed.
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