Alaska Legislature opens third gasline special session with no fanfare and even less optimism

By: James Brooks, Corinne Smith

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: July 27, 2026

Words: 955

Last Updated: 6 days, 23 hours ago

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The Alaska Legislature opened its third special session of 2026 with no bill, few lawmakers and little hope.

A handful of legislators gathered Monday in the state Capitol at Juneau to begin a 30-day session called by Gov. Mike Dunleavy after the failure of a compromise bill that would have provided a tax break to the developer of the proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline.

Dunleavy and the state House opposed the addition of

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