A big thumbs up to Representatives Ruffridge and Coulombe for introducing HB 161: “An Act relating to minimum paid sick leave requirements; and providing for an effective date.” This legislation is intended to moderate the incredible financial impacts on Alaska’s businesses that will begin July 1 with the implementation of the poorly written, never-modeled for financial impacts Ballot Measure 1! … read more

Today’s Key Takeaways: Will tariffs lift oil prices or tank them? DOE set on freeing LNG from regulatory barriers to exports. There’s a new mine in town- Juneau. OIL:Tariffs Are Bound to Hit the Oil Patch. It Could Lift Prices, or Tank Them.Avi Salzmann, Barron’s, April 1, 2025 Oil executives and investors are on hold as they consider their next … read more

Today’s Key Takeaways: Majors signal oil isn’t going anywhere. New majority owner for AKLNG. Graphite One increases Alaska mine reserves. Just Stop Oil – stops. OIL: BP, Shell, and Exxon Signal One Thing: Oil Isn’t Going AnywhereIrina Slav, OilPrice.com, March 29, 2025 Ever since BP admitted that its attempt to go green had ended in a disaster, the flow of … read more