Eric Stone

Alaska Public Media state government reporter based in Juneau. Also on Bluesky: @eriwinsto.bsky.social. Email: [email protected].

[Gavel Alaska @GavelAlaska]

Thursday's House Floor technical session has been canceled. #akleg

[Gavel Alaska @GavelAlaska]

The conference committee will not meet again until later in the week, @eriwinsto reports. Also, Wednesday's House Floor Session is now a technical session, ending the possibility of a joint session to override vetoes or the session ending this week. #akleg https://t.co/2baP4nGI8c

[Eric Stone @eriwinsto]

If you were busy this weekend, here's what you missed in meetings of the #akleg committee working out a gas pipeline tax bill.

Also notable: Gov. Dunleavy threatened Sunday to veto any bill that expands corporate taxes to cover Glenfarne and Hilcorp.

https://t.co/xWO3E0YJJp

[Eric Stone @eriwinsto]

Alaska state Sen. Matt Claman, an Anchorage Democrat, is ending his gubernatorial campaign. He lagged in fundraising and polls. His withdrawal takes the field of gubernatorial candidates to 17. Today is the deadline for candidates to withdraw from the primary. #akleg

[Eric Stone @eriwinsto]

@AlaskaBeacon Lots more interesting details in here. Read it! https://t.co/6aSgqF8pPc

[Eric Stone @eriwinsto]

The @AlaskaBeacon is out with a banger, detailing a secret state document re: Alaska LNG.

It "shows that if the project fails to go forward under certain conditions, the state could be required to pay in order to retake control of the project." #akleg

https://t.co/6aSgqF8pPc

[Eric Stone @eriwinsto]

@AlaskaBeacon Senators heard something similar in public last week: "There is no scenario in where we will ask the state for money," Glenfarne said.

But senators had the document. And Sen. Bert Stedman says "some of the answers weren't as direct and accurate as they should be." #akleg

[Eric Stone @eriwinsto]

If you’ve been on pins and needles awaiting the conference committee on the #akleg gas pipeline bill, HB 381, you can expect the first meeting at 2 p.m. Friday, per chair Calvin Schrage.

It’ll be an organizational meeting and an overview of the Senate Finance version of HB 381.

[Eric Stone @eriwinsto]

Here’s Beecher’s letter to @rep_gray from June 16 saying she could not make the June 21 hearing. #akleg

[Eric Stone @eriwinsto]

Ahead of a hearing tomorrow on @ak_elections disqualifying Petersburg Dan Sullivan, House committee chairs Rep. Ashley Carrick and Rep. Andrew Gray issued a subpoena to Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher.

Beecher previously told Gray she was unable to attend. #akleg

[Eric Stone @eriwinsto]

@GovDunleavy One more update: @GovDunleavy plans to hold an 8 p.m. press conference on the Alaska LNG tax bill. #akleg

[Eric Stone @eriwinsto]

Lot of news today in the Alaska State Capitol on this last day of a special session on a bill reducing taxes for the Alaska LNG project.
First, the Senate Finance Committee passed out a new version of House Bill 381 with some substantial changes: (1/)
#akleg

[Eric Stone @eriwinsto]

@GovDunleavy I'll be directing most of my effort for the rest of the day towards keeping this updated. Stand by for a writeup of the S corp provision and other amendments as we head toward a final vote. #akleg https://t.co/ps0hFxOCPR

[Eric Stone @eriwinsto]

@GovDunleavy I'll be directing most of my effort for the rest of the day towards keeping this updated. Stand by for a writeup of the S corp provision and other amendments as we head toward a final vote. #akleg https://t.co/ps0hFxOCPR