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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Alaska Newsletter for Sunday March 09, 2025 ( 3 items )  

Alaska Timbermen Sue to Stop the U.S. Forest Service From Unilaterally Ending Congressionally Required Sale of Timber
SACRAMENTO, California, March 7 -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Alaska timbermen sue to stop the U.S. Forest Service from unilaterally ending congressionally required sale of timber Anchorage, AK; March 6, 2025: Today, the Alaska Forest Association and two of its members, Viking Lumber and Alcan Timber, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service, seeking to save the timber industry in southeast Alaska by forcing the agency to comp  more

REPORT: HB 78's Flawed Math Could Cost Alaskans More Than $11.4 Billion
ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 6 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * REPORT: HB 78's Flawed Math Could Cost Alaskans More Than $11.4 Billion # Mar 6, 2025 by AFP ANCHORAGE, AK - New analysis by the Reason Foundation's Pension Integrity Project finds that House Bill 78, legislation that would reopen the defined benefit pension system for government workers, could cost Alaskans a whopping $11.4 billion in added costs. In fact, Reason   more

RFA Thanks Attorneys General for E15 Support
WASHINGTON, March 7 [Category: Energy] -- The Renewable Fuels Association posted the following news release: * * * RFA Thanks Attorneys General for E15 Support The Renewable Fuels Association thanked 16 state attorneys general, led by Iowa's Brenna Bird, who called on congressional leadership to expedite passage of a bill allowing the year-round, nationwide availability of the lower-cost E15 fuel blend. "We thank these attorneys general, from Alaska to Florida, for their leadership on a mat  more