Alaska gasline corp. board member calls lawmakers ‘mosquitoes’ in AKLNG tax cut talks

By: Corinne Smith

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: June 27, 2026

Words: 1,451

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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A board member with the state-owned Alaska Gasline Development Corporation, which is a part owner of the proposed AKLNG gas line project and pushing for lawmakers to provide a multibillion dollar tax break, likened state legislators to mosquitoes — “irritating, relentless, and somehow always present” — at a board meeting on Thursday.

The “tongue-in-cheek” comparison came from Fairbanks-based secretary and treasurer of the board Dennis Michel as the corporation grapples with lawmaker scrutiny …

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