Alaska’s gasline tax discount coupon needs an expiration date

By: Larry Persily

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: June 22, 2026

Words: 617

Last Updated: 1 month ago


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Businesses routinely offer discounts and coupons as enticements to get people to spend money, or to buy something they wouldn’t normally purchase if they had to pay full price.

It’s the same for the proposed Alaska North Slope natural gas pipeline project.

The dream has been around for almost 60 years, but no one has been willing to pay full price. So now, the Legislature and the governor are welded together in a political debate …

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