Norway’s oil and gas divestment spares biggest producers Mikael Holter, World Oil, March 8, 2019 Big Oil dodged a bullet. Norway took a partial step in divesting oil and gas stocks in its massive $1-trillion wealth fund, approving the sale of smaller exploration companies while sparing the biggest producers such as Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Exxon Mobil Corp. After … read more

Lawmakers want deeper analysis from Dunleavy’s budget team Steve Quinn, KTVA, March 6, 2019 State lawmakers thought they were going to receive an economic impact analysis Wednesday on Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposed budget, which is designed to close a $1.6 billion spending gap. That didn’t happen, however. Members of the Senate and House Finance Committees each pushed back at Dunleavy’s … read more

Republican Sen. Natasha von Imhof delivers stark assessment of governor’s proposed budget Kristen Durand, KTUU, March 5, 2019 Changes are likely on the way as lawmakers consider Gov. Dunleavy’s proposed plan to implement an austerity budget to pay for full dividends. That’s the message from one of the key decision-makers in Juneau who made a stop in Anchorage Tuesday to … read more