Alaska LNG Pipeline Bill Dies in Legislature, Governor Fires Back

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A bill to construct the Alaska LNG pipeline failed to secure enough votes in the legislature, prompting a sharp response from Governor Mike Dunleavy. The bill's failure impacts property tax changes needed to advance the project.

A bill about the construction of a pipeline for liquefied natural gas has failed to secure sufficient votes in the state’s legislature, prompting a sharp reaction from Governor Mike Dunleavy who was behind the bill. “The Legislature’s decision to not return to Juneau to take action on the proposed property tax change needed to advance the Alaska natural gas pipeline project is deeply disappointing and has consequences that extend well beyond this session,” Governor Dunleavy wrote on X, after the Alaska House Majority Coalition…