Alaska LNG Tax Deadlock | Anchorage News

Alaska’s lawmakers are stuck in political gridlock over a $1 million-plus spending spree on special sessions to hash out a tax break for the massive Alaska LNG project — a deal that could take years to deliver gas to Southcentral communities already bracing for winter shortages. Governor Dunleavy pushed a compromise bill, but Senate leaders refused to engage seriously, sparking his public rebuke. Meanwhile, critics call the sessions a waste of taxpayer money, and with the governor term-limited and new legislators set to take office after November’s elections, the tax debate is effectively on ice — leaving residents worried about heating bills and potential blackouts while billions are spent on unresolved politics.

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