Alaska natural gas promoter floats new plan: Send North Slope gas to Southcentral first | #alaska | #politics
With a giant North Slope natural gas pipeline still unbuilt after decades of efforts, the state entity now promoting the project has a new plan intended to spur construction of the megaproject: a first phase that delivers natural gas to the isolated Southcentral Alaska market rather than the vast Asian market that is the ultimate […]
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House District 40 applicants await word on appointment to finish Rep. Patkotak’s term | #alaska | #politics
Applicants had until Oct. 31 to apply for the vacant seat for House District 40, which covers the farthest north region of the state, from around Kotzebue to Wainwright, Utqiagvik, Prudhoe Bay, and Kaktovik, and dozens of villages in between. Gov. Mike Dunleavy will appoint the person to finish out the term of Rep. Josiah […]
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Tara Sweeney says her upbringing in the Arctic informs her politics and gives her stamina | #alaska | #politics
Tara Sweeney calls the Arctic home and says the needs of people in the Arctic are the guiding light in her political career. Some North Slope and Northwest Arctic residents have a range of views on her policy ideas. Tara Katuk Mac Lean Sweeney said she was raised in Utqiagvik, as well as Noorvik, Unalakleet, […]
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