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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Mark Sabbatini

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy calls special session for gas line bill starting Thursday

Alaska Natural Gas Line - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Tuesday ordered the Alaska Legislature to convene a special session on Thursday — one day after the deadline for this year’s regular session — to consider a bill advancing a natural gas line that he has declared his top priority in his final months in office.

House Speaker Bryce Edgmon, I-Dillingham, interrupted floor debate on a tobacco bill Tuesday afternoon to read an announcement about the governor’s order.

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