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State Trooper helo crashes no survivors

March 31, 2013 by Maggie Wall Producer The LegHead Report ·

An Alaska State Troopers helicopter crashed while on a rescue mission on Saturday evening.

The helo failed to arrive at the rendezvous point to offload a lost snowmobiler near Talkeenta.

AST reports two troopers and the snowmobiler died in the crash.

Here are links to some reports:

Alaska Dispatch Alasks Troopers report ‘no survivors’ after helicopter with 3 aboard crashes near Talkeetna

ADN.com Troopers helicopter with 3 people aboard crashes, no survivors found

Alaska State Troopers Official Facebook Page. Nothing posted as of Sun. evening, but you can post your condolences here.

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Change oil tax or not…or what?

March 19, 2013 by Maggie Wall Producer The LegHead Report ·

An assortment of resources to help you understand

the current Oil Tax bills and why they matter.

Your opinion counts and Alaska legislators want to hear what you think about the oil tax issues.

Click here for a Contact List for Alaska Legislators, including Toll-Free Numbers.

This graphic of how Alaska North Slope Oil Prices breakdown comes from Sen. Lesil McGuire’s Oil Tax Update Newsletter.

This is a great resource that explains the basics in easy-to-understand language.
It also gives lots of links for follow-up and places to go for more information.

Note: The state also gives credits against the tax that can range from the base 20% credit for capital expenditures, to 25% of any losses and 40% for exploration expenditures.

Alaska Dispatch has a good collection of oil and gas stories. This link takes you to a compilation of “Oil Tax” stories.

The Fairbanks Daily News Miner also has a good collection of “Oil Tax” stories

So does ADN.com, Juneau Empire.com and Alaska’s major TV stations. Just Google Alaska Oil Tax.

Alaska Legislature’s Official Non-Partisan Site

Here is a listing of all Bills and Resolutions introduced in the Alaska Legislature this session.

Be sure to scan down the first column to ensure you’ve seen all the various bills. The Current Status column tells you where the bill is (which committee, etc.).

If you click on the bill you’re interested in, you’ll find a page that a summary of the bill (it’s long title), the history of action taken.
You’ll also find, in most cases, a Sponsor’s Statement which has lots of great background info.
Also, in that same section you’ll sometimes find a link to Papers or other Background Materials, which can be a real treasure chest of information.

The Alaska State website also has tons of materials.

Governor Parnell’s “Fill the Pipeline” newsletters are interesting summaries that you can sign up for.

Alaska Division of Oil and Gas, which is a part of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources.

Oil and Gas Production Tax “Go To” site is a bit technical and geared toward those filing taxes, but is worth a scan through to see if anything catches your interest.

Alaska’s Oil and Gas Fiscal Regime. An online booklet in pdf format which gives background info on Alaska’s Oil and Gas industry and how it compares to other producers including other states and Canada. (Graphic below comes from this booklet.)