Side stories
One of the most interesting things about this special session is all of the story lines running concurrently with the legislative hearings.
To different degrees, the Vic Kohring corruption trial, the BP settlements and the Exxon Valdez appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court have all contributed to the discussion going on in Juneau.
On top of those local stories, our near neighbors in Alberta recently raised their royalty rates and the price of oil keeps pushing at record highs around the world.
Do these side stories add to the debate going on in Juneau by giving some perspective, or do they distract lawmakers from making sound decisions based on the situation in front of them?
News-Miner reporters Stefan Milkowski and Eric Lidji bring you up-to-date info about the governor's oil tax and
the gas line plans as well as tossing in some tidbits that have nowhere else to go.
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