...for the state's finances, he said."I don't think that puts us up against a wall that we have to (pass oil tax reform)," he said. "But, people are concerned that we are going to be deficit spending if we pass the bill. We are...

...solution process. A state priority that has dominated several legislative sessions and at least two special sessions is oil tax reform. During this process, lawmakers have invested in think tanks comprised of subject matter experts from around the...

...help older youth.So - I don't care if you voted for Barack Obama or Mitt Romney, or the Governor's version of oil tax reform. I care that we put our differences aside, and extend a hand. If you'd like to be a foster parent, please call...

...balance to the system, and one that makes Alaska competitive for the long term," he said in his latest weekly "oil tax reform" message.Democrats say the plan could deprive Alaska of its "fair share" of oil revenues. Democrats in both the...

...to move a little more like a thoroughbred and less like a pack mule.That's not to say these decisions we face - oil tax reform, gas pipeline, serious budget reductions - should be hastily considered. Rather, we'd just like to see them get...

My reason for pursuing meaningful oil tax reform has been consistent: To turn around declining production and create Alaskan opportunity. This requires investment, the kind...

...our legislative priorities," Logan said. Those priorities fell into six major categories: fiscal responsibility, oil tax reform, regulatory streamlining, litigation reform, general business climate and strategic infrastructure. Specifically...

Major Alaska oil producers presented a pessimistic picture of the North Slope production outlook during presentations to the Resource Development Council's annual conference in Anchorage earlier this month. But other companies, mostly independents, were more upbeat and are planning a surge of exploration drilling this winter. However, the state of Alaska is funding much of the exploration through incentives that pay for more than half the costs of a well, the explorers acknowledged.

...there to do the exploratory drilling," Wagoner said. Wagoner said he's also working with other legislators on oil tax reform. Right now, he's hoping that the Senate will be able to pass a bill and hand it over to the House with four weeks...

...issue. He blamed the bipartisan-controlled Senate, which he said appeared incapable of passing "comprehensive oil tax reform." After sometimes combative hearings, especially in the Senate, lawmakers in both chambers said the administration...