It’s been an eventful week here in Juneau. The legislature convened for hardly more than 48 hours—Monday morning through Wednesday morning—to swiftly pass a bill to speed federal COVID-19 assistance to communities, small businesses, schools, and state services across Alaska.
JUNEAU – The House State Affairs Committee held a hearing earlier this week on vote-by-mail elections in response to a provision included in Senate Bill 241 – an Alaska COVID-19 Emergency Relief Bill – that allows the lieutenant governor to conduct elections by mail during the pandemic.
JUNEAU – The Alaska LNG Project achieved a significant milestone today as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission authorized the state-owned Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) to liquefy and export natural gas from the North Slope after six years of review.
