Blog: Capital Focus
Reporter Stefan Milkowski is in Juneau covering the 2008 Alaska Legislature
The delay, maybe
Published July 14, 2008, 5:23 p.m.
If you were in the Capitol today, you might have caught a little cat-and-mouse between lawmakers and the media. 2 comments
Tensions over timelines
Published July 13, 2008, 5:56 p.m.
Frustration over what some are calling a “filibuster” on the TransCanada vote was the context Sunday for an accusation from Rep. Les Gara that Rep. Jay Ramras was part of the problem. 2 comments
Legal issues
Published July 13, 2008, 5:40 p.m.
TransCanada might be a little optimistic with its timeline, but is probably ahead of anyone else on pipeline permitting issues, legal experts working for the Legislature and administration testified Sunday. Read more and add a comment
The real crisis
Published July 13, 2008, 4:27 p.m.
A few hours before today’s gas line hearings, Interior lawmakers gathered in the Capitol to take on another big issue -- the energy crisis that threatens to cripple the region’s economy. 3 comments
The round table
Published July 12, 2008, 9:42 p.m.
Lawmakers today wrapped up a two-day, 10-person round table discussion on TransCanada’s gas line plan, covering -- among other things -- fiscal stability, a potentially relevant episode of Seinfeld, and why the discussion was like playing strip poker with the major producers. 1 comment
Hickel not giving in
Published July 12, 2008, 11:15 a.m.
As lawmakers consider backing TransCanada’s gas line plan, former Gov. Wally Hickel is fiercely fighting for an “all-Alaska” line like the port authority's. 1 comment
Exxon blows in, makes demands
Published July 10, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Exxon Mobil might have sounded like a willing pipeline partner in recent months, publicly committing to ship its North Slope gas down a TransCanada or producer-owned pipeline. 1 comment
Hardball with Denali
Published July 10, 2008, 1:36 p.m.
Denali’s Bud Fackrell was in Juneau today pitching his pipeline project, and lawmakers didn’t let him off easy. It took 45 minutes to get through the first slide of his PowerPoint. Read more and add a comment
Back in Juneau
Published July 9, 2008, 3:02 p.m.
State lawmakers are back in Juneau today after about a month on the road and a long July 4 weekend. The schedule for the next week is intense. 1 comment
Cards on the table
Published June 30, 2008, 3:58 p.m.
Want to know more about the Denali gas line plan? So do some Anchorage lawmakers. 2 comments