AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 minutes agoAlaska LNG Tax Break Advances: The Alaska House passed HB 381 in a 34-5 vote, replacing the state’s 2% oil-and-gas property tax with a volumetric tax on gas shipped through the proposed pipeline, cutting community property-tax impacts by an estimated 85% while keeping royalties and other revenue streams; the bill now heads to the Senate as a special session runs through June 19. Anchorage Housing Push: Anchorage broke ground on Raspberry Townhomes, a 58-unit market-rate rental project in West Anchorage, using the city’s new multifamily property tax incentive to make construction pencil out. SBA Contracting Scrutiny: The Small Business Administration is proposing major changes to its 8(a) program, including removing the rebuttable presumption of social disadvantage for individually owned firms, and is also expanding audits of socio-economic contracting programs, including women-owned EDWOSB firms. Coast Guard Arctic Buildup: The Coast Guard will base two new icebreakers in Kodiak (2028) and one in Seward (early 2030s), with housing and port upgrades a key concern for local governments. Salmon Outlook: A report for the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute forecasts lower 2026 harvests across all five Pacific salmon species, with global sockeye down 15% and Bristol Bay driving much of the decline.
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