AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoAlaska LNG & taxes: Alaska lawmakers keep pushing LNG tax relief, with the House advancing a pipeline tax cut for the North Slope gas project and sending it to the Senate, while a special session debate over HB 381’s volumetric tax and related “hidden credit” issues continues. Alaska elections & ballot access: Alaska election officials say they have grounds to disqualify a second “Dan Sullivan” from the U.S. Senate ballot, adding to a messy GOP primary fight over duplicate names and eligibility. Reproductive health policy: Planned Parenthood is suing Alaska to block enforcement of an in-person requirement for abortion pills, while another court fight targets Alaska’s ban on mail-order telehealth abortions. Federal contracting rules: SBA is moving to overhaul its 8(a) program, proposing changes to social disadvantage standards while aiming to preserve tribal and ANC eligibility—an issue with major Alaska contractor implications. World affairs with Alaska relevance: The UK seized a Russian “shadow fleet” tanker in the English Channel in a first-of-its-kind UK-led operation, underscoring how sanctions enforcement and global shipping remain central to the Ukraine war.
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