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Alaska Public Media state government reporter based in Juneau. Email: estone@alaskapublic.org

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Eric Stone @eriwinsto.bsky.social · 22h
South Korea says it hasn't committed to Alaska LNG, and they say Trump's announcement of more than $50 billion in Korean investment in the gas pipeline "went beyond what was agreed." The sticking point is the same as it's always been: Commercial viability. alaskapublic.org/news/politic...
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Trump claims South Korea will invest $50B in Alaska gas pipeline. Not so fast, Korean officials say
The South Korean trade minister said Trump's announcement "went beyond what was agreed" and denied that the country had committed to investing in the Alaska LNG project.
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Eric Stone @eriwinsto.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Trump was supposed to start speaking about Alaska LNG at 11:30am today. Nada yet. So far, the most interesting thing on this AP stream is the chat, where people are hawking prediction market bets that Trump will mention "SI," his new name for AI. What a weird time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiIk...
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LIVE: Trump announces plans for a $54 billion project in Alaska
YouTube video by Associated Press
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Eric Stone @eriwinsto.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Elections this, elections that. How about a dispute between yacht captains over the passenger Jones Act in Southeast Alaska? alaskapublic.org/news/2026-09...
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A dispute over the passenger Jones Act has Southeast Alaska yacht captains crying foul
Captains and vessel owners say some yacht operators in Alaska are skirting the law and that enforcement is lacking.
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Eric Stone @eriwinsto.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Happy 10 year anniversary of the first text I sent to my now-wife. Kids, don’t listen to pickup artists. Just text interesting people Harambe polls.
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Eric Stone @eriwinsto.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Good morning. The #akleg committee working on the gas pipeline tax bill, HB 381, is out w/ a new draft ahead of a final vote. The draft includes the controversial corporate tax change covering pass-through entities in the oil and gas industry -- but it exempts income from Alaska LNG from the tax.
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Eric Stone @eriwinsto.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
For whatever it's worth: The conference committee on HB 381, the gas pipeline tax bill under consideration in the #akleg, canceled today's 4 p.m. meeting and rescheduled for 8 a.m. tomorrow. Tomorrow's Senate floor is already delayed to a call of the chair. So, buckle up for an interesting Thursday.
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Eric Stone @eriwinsto.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
I was cheering for Norway (fjord buddies) but I can definitely appreciate a team whose star shares a name with the southern terminus of the Alaska Marine Highway System
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James Brooks Cascade @alaska.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
The Alaska Legislature is mostly shut down this week amid an ongoing special session about the size of a tax break for the proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline, and lawmakers have one major obstacle (and many smaller ones) to overcome before the special session ends July 19. #akleg
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Eric Stone @eriwinsto.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Saw my first ad for Dan J. Sullivan, the retired Petersburg teacher, last night. Looks like it was placed by an independent expenditure group called "Right for Alaska" funded to the tune of $100,000 by a Massachusetts man, William Harris Sr., who has donated to a variety of Democratic causes.
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Gavel Alaska @gavelalaska.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
The conference committee won't meet again until later in the week, @eriwinsto.bsky.social reports. Also, Wednesday's House Floor Session is now a technical session, ending the possibility of a joint session to override vetoes or the session ending this week. #akleg alaskapublic.org/news/politic...
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Gas pipeline developer raises issues with LNG tax bill as lawmakers work out final draft
A six-member conference committee spent Friday and Saturday in something of a public negotiation with developer Glenfarne and the Alaska Gasline Development Corp.
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Eric Stone @eriwinsto.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
If you were busy this weekend, here's what you missed in meetings of the #akleg conference committee working out an Alaska LNG tax bill. Also notable: on Sunday, Dunleavy said he would veto any bill that expanded corporate income taxes to pass-through entities. alaskapublic.org/news/politic...
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Gas pipeline developer raises issues with LNG tax bill as lawmakers work out final draft
A six-member conference committee spent Friday and Saturday in something of a public negotiation with developer Glenfarne and the Alaska Gasline Development Corp.
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Eric Stone @eriwinsto.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Alaska state Sen. Matt Claman, an Anchorage Democrat, is ending his gubernatorial campaign. He lagged in fundraising and polls. His withdrawal takes the field of gubernatorial candidates to 17. Today at 5 p.m. is the deadline for candidates to withdraw from the August 18 primary. #akleg
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Eric Stone @eriwinsto.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Gov. Mike Dunleavy's spox called me to say Dunleavy would veto a bill naming the Institute of Social and Economic Research after founding director Vic Fischer. He told me it was a UA policy issue and volunteered that the veto was not linked to Fischer's work on the Recall Dunleavy campaign. #akleg
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Eric Stone @eriwinsto.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The conference committee will also meet Saturday (wonderful, love it), Sen. Bert Stedman told me. He expects Saturday to be "eventful." "We'll have a pretty good idea by Saturday night where things lay," he said. He's hoping to finish next week, "but no guarantees in politics," he said. #akleg
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Eric Stone @eriwinsto.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The @alaskabeacon.com is out with a banger detailing a secret document re: Alaska LNG. It "shows that if the project fails to go forward under certain conditions, the state could be required to pay in order to retake control of the project." Read it! #akleg alaskabeacon.com/2026/06/25/c...
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Confidential document guided Alaska senators working on natural gas pipeline tax break | Alaska Beacon
A secret agreement provides the most detailed insight yet into one of the world’s largest prospective natural gas projects.
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Eric Stone @eriwinsto.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
If, like me, you’ve been on pins and needles awaiting the conference committee on the #akleg gas pipeline bill, HB 381, you can expect the first meeting at 2 p.m. Friday, per chair Calvin Schrage. They’ll start with an organizational meeting and an overview of the Senate Finance version of HB 381.
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James Brooks Cascade @alaska.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
“It is my Honor to deliver for the Great State of Alaska, which I won BIG in 2016, 2020, and 2024 — ALASKA, I WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!” Trump wrote immediately after the disaster. #akleg #Alaska
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Eric Stone @eriwinsto.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
The Alaska state House’s ethics committee has launched an investigation into whether Homer Republican Rep. Sarah Vance illegally used state resources for an official letter accusing the local newspaper of “partisan spin.” Vance calls it “lawfare.” #akleg alaskapublic.org/news/politic...
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Homer Rep. Vance faces ethics probe over official letter pressuring newspaper
On her official social media page, Vance accused the Homer News of bias and "partisan spin." State law bars legislators from using public resources for “nonlegislative” or partisan political purposes.
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James Brooks Cascade @alaska.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
A reminder for #akleg followers: The state's legally required annual reports are posted online here — www.legfin.akleg.gov/JERRI/AllRep...
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Legislative Finance
Legislative Finance Division for the State of Alaska
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Eric Stone @eriwinsto.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
A story in three acts:
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Eric Stone @eriwinsto.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
On Sunday, I took a commercial flight to Kipnuk, the Western Alaska village hit hardest by the remnants of Typhoon Halong. What I saw and heard there was simultaneously heartbreaking and inspiring. (Photos by me, Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media)
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KTOO Public Media @ktoopublicmedia.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Update, 6:00 a.m. Wednesday: The water level on Mendenhall River currently stands above 16 feet -- a new record for glacial outburst flood height. The river reached major flood stage around 1 a.m. and is still forecast to peak between 8 a.m. and noon. What are you seeing where you are?
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Live updates as Juneau's glacial outburst flood now expected to crest Wednesday morning
The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning and forecast of more than 16 feet for Mendenhall River. That record peak is expected Wednesday morning.
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Eric Stone @eriwinsto.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
On Sunday, tens or hundreds of millions of tons of rock fell into Tracy Arm, a deep, narrow fjord south of Juneau popular with sightseers. It set off a colossal tsunami, stranding and nearly washing away a group of kayakers who had camped on a nearby island. alaskapublic.org/news/environ...
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'Pure chaos out of nowhere': Mega-landslide and tsunami rip through Tracy Arm south of Juneau
Waves that may have reached 100 feet scoured an inlet that’s frequented by cruise ships, tour vessels and pleasure boats.
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Eric Stone @eriwinsto.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Alaska lawmakers, by a single vote, successfully overrode Gov. Mike Dunleavy's veto of $51 million in state funding for public schools today. #akleg alaskapublic.org/news/politic...
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Alaska lawmakers override Dunleavy’s education funding veto
The vote was the second successful veto override after lawmakers convened Saturday for a special session called by Dunleavy.
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Eric Stone @eriwinsto.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Gov. Dunleavy "asked House minority members to not show up for the first five days of session because like any governor, he does not want his vetoes overturned." Dunleavy called the session. “You’ve got to be kidding me,” said House Speaker Bryce Edgmon. #akleg alaskapublic.org/news/politic...
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To stymie veto overrides, Dunleavy asks Republicans to skip beginning of special session
Lawmakers have five days at the start of a session to consider veto overrides. The Senate president called Dunleavy's request "absurd" and "unconscionable."
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Eric Stone @eriwinsto.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Gov. Mike Dunleavy is calling a special legislative session starting Aug. 2. Two subjects on the call: "The creation of a Department of Agriculture" and "Education reform." #akleg
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Eric Stone @eriwinsto.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
The Alaska DMV would like you to know that those texts you’ve been getting demanding payment are, as you may have suspected, a scam.
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Eric Stone @eriwinsto.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Alaska state lawmakers on the One Big Beautiful Bill #akleg — alaskapublic.org/news/politic...
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Legislators argue cuts in GOP megabill would mean ‘chaos’ for Alaska
House Speaker Bryce Edgmon and Senate Majority Leader Cathy Giessel say the 'one big beautiful bill' approaching a Senate vote threatens Alaskans' way of life.
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Eric Stone @eriwinsto.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
As Trump floats regime change in Iran, Murkowski follows up with a statement emphasizing that only Congress has the power to authorize war. #akleg
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Mikko Wilson @mikkowilson.com · 20/06/2025
And they are here on BlueSky also: bsky.app/profile/june... #Juneau #Alaska #AlaskaSky #PartyLikeAJournalist
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Eric Stone @eriwinsto.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
The Juneau Independent, the new venture by the departed Juneau Empire editor Mark Sabbatini is now live. And there is a remarkable amount of news and opinion content on there, despite having launched just today. Check it out: juneauindependent.com
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Home | Juneau Independent
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Eric Stone @eriwinsto.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
NEWS: Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bill that would increase legislative oversight of tax collection. House Speaker & Senate President say it's necessary to address a “persistent pattern of obstruction within the senior ranks of Alaska’s Department of Revenue.” SB 183 passed by a wide margin #akleg
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Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Arrggg...half a dozen weather balloon observations in Alaska were not available Saturday afternoon (from what there should have been five months ago). #weather #akwx #meteorology @climatologist49.bsky.social
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Eric Stone @eriwinsto.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Sitting in the newsroom, listening to Alix solve this mystery in real time, was fun to watch.
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KTOO Public Media @ktoopublicmedia.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
It’s a question that’s swirled around town for decades, often with some heated debate: Why is the state capital Juneau and not Anchorage? Clarise Larson tracks down the answer for the latest episode of Curious Juneau. www.ktoo.org/2025/06/13/w...
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Why is the state capital Juneau and not Anchorage?
For this Curious Juneau, a listener asked KTOO to take a look at where the question — and the debate — stand.
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Eric Stone @eriwinsto.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Goodness. (Gift link.) www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/t...
the images in this post are the first several paragraphs of the story. click the link to read.
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Eric Stone @eriwinsto.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Dunleavy cut $50.6 million from formula funding for public schools, equivalent to $200 in basic per-student funding, known as the base student allocation, trimming back a $700 increase lawmakers approved last month. #akleg That's one of several cuts -- read more: alaskapublic.org/news/educati...
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Dunleavy cuts Legislature’s education funding increase by $200 per student
The reduction in education funding is one of more than $100 million in budget reductions Dunleavy made using his line-item veto power.
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Eric Stone @eriwinsto.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Gov. Mike Dunleavy said at a Fairbanks Chamber luncheon yesterday that he’s still deciding whether to veto some or all of the education funding boost approved by lawmakers. But the announcement could come as soon as this week, he said, per reporting from local public radio station KUAC. #akleg
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Eric Stone @eriwinsto.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Lawmakers successfully overrode Gov. Mike Dunleavy's veto of a compromise package boosting base public school funding by $700 this morning. 46-14 was the final tally. #akleg alaskapublic.org/news/politic...
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Alaska legislators override Dunleavy’s veto of education bill
Lawmakers voted 46-14 to override the governor’s veto of a bill that includes increased funding for public schools and a series of education policy reforms.
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Eric Stone @eriwinsto.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
As expected, Gov. Mike Dunleavy has vetoed #akleg HB 57, a compromise bill that would have boosted the base of Alaska's public school funding formula by $700. alaskapublic.org/news/politic...
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Dunleavy vetoes compromise education funding bill, setting up override vote
House Bill 57 would have increased the base public school funding by $700 per student. Lawmakers included several policy reforms in an effort at compromise.
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Eric Stone @eriwinsto.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
This starts in 45 minutes at Devil’s Club Brewing here in Juneau — hope to see you there! And come with questions! #akleg
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James Brooks Cascade @alaska.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
The Alaska House of Representatives has issued citations to honor schools, sports teams, Gold medalists — even animals. But now, it's balked at honoring a conservative political writer. #akleg
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Eric Stone @eriwinsto.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
“It feels like all of the students, even the students that are most in need, are being held as bargaining chips,” said Madeline Aguillard, the head of the Kuspuk School District. #akleg alaskapublic.org/news/politic...
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Meeting with superintendents, Dunleavy threatens to veto compromise education bill
Gov. Mike Dunleavy is demanding the Legislature pass additional education policy changes, or he'll veto a compromise bill that passed with wide support, superintendents said.
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Wesley Early @wesleyearly.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Breaking story from @eriwinsto.bsky.social: Gov. Mike Dunleavy is demanding the Legislature pass additional education policy changes, or he'll veto a compromise bill that passed the Legislature by a combined vote of 48 to 11, superintendents said. alaskapublic.org/news/politic...
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Meeting with superintendents, Dunleavy threatens to veto compromise education bill
Gov. Mike Dunleavy is demanding the Legislature pass additional education policy changes, or he'll veto a compromise bill that passed with wide support, superintendents said.
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KTOO Public Media @ktoopublicmedia.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Join @alaskapublic.org's @eriwinsto.bsky.social and other Capitol reporters Friday at Devil's Club Brewing for snacks, beverages and a discussion of all things legislative.
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Colleen Mondor @chasingray.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
This should be done for every state - and every major city and/or region - in the country. Folks need to see what is happening in their own backyards. Excellent work, @alaskapublic.org!
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Eric Stone @eriwinsto.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Here's a project I worked on with my spectacular @alaskapublic.org colleagues: 10 ways Trump has changed Alaska in 100 days alaskapublic.org/news/politic...
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10 ways Trump has changed Alaska in 100 days
It’s difficult to quantify how Trump has changed Alaska in the first 100 days of his term. But here’s what we know.
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Sean Maguire @seanbmaguire.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Clock is ticking. The Legislature transmitted the education bill to Gov. Mike Dunleavy this morning after broadly passing the bill yesterday.
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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Anybody more familiar with Hyder lore than me know anything about this?
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Eric Stone @eriwinsto.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
A long-sought funding boost for Alaska’s public schools will head to the governor’s desk tomorrow. The state House and Senate approved HB 57 by votes of 31-8 and 17-3. Backers hope they have a veto-proof majority. Five minority Republicans — enough to override — tell me they’d do so. #akleg (1/)
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