AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoAlaska LNG Fight: The Alaska Senate is still wrestling with a massive tax break for the proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline, with lawmakers meeting behind closed doors and Senate Finance weighing whether to advance the House-passed plan as a special session deadline nears. Elections Law Clash: Alaska’s legislature’s attorney says the state elections division likely lacked legal authority to remove a Dan Sullivan challenger from the U.S. Senate primary ballot, arguing the division improperly added a “good faith” requirement beyond constitutional qualifications. Reproductive Rights: Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawaiʻi, Alaska, Indiana and Kentucky sued to block Alaska’s telehealth abortion ban, saying it forces unnecessary in-person visits and violates the Alaska Constitution. Fisheries Policy: Mary Peltola unveiled a plan to restore Alaska fisheries, targeting factory trawling and bycatch. Public Safety: Anchorage police say a Walmart shoplifting call turned violent, ending with a suspect shot and killed and three officers injured. Energy & Environment: An EPA deputy administrator visited Anchorage to outline federal energy and coal priorities, while new research highlights how Arctic ecosystems are changing fast and how PFAS is rising in marine mammals.
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