Former natural gas company executive and Arkansas gubernatorial candidate Sheffield Nelson has said he may push to allow the state’s voters to decide next year whether the severance tax on natural gas production should be raised to 7%.
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Arkansas Voters May Have Natural Gas Severance Tax Say
Former natural gas company executive and Arkansas gubernatorial candidate Sheffield Nelson has said he may push to allow the state’s voters to decide next year whether the severance tax on natural gas production should be raised to 7%, according to press reports.
Miller May Take Election Challenge to Alaska Supreme Court
Regardless of how Alaska Superior Court Judge William Carey ruled Friday in Senate Republican candidate Joe Miller’s challenge of the state of Alaska’s criteria for counting write-in ballots, it won’t be the end of the prolonged battle over the results of the November election.
Alaska’s Junior Senator Urges Miller to Toss in the Towel
U.S. Sen. Mark Begich, Alaska’s junior senator, has called on Republican candidate Joe Miller to drop his legal challenge to the state of Alaska’s criteria for counting write-in ballots, which made incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski the apparent winner of the election for Alaska’s senior Republican senator post last month.
Murkowski’s Senate Seniority Hangs in Balance
Arguments are scheduled Wednesday (Dec. 8) in a Alaska Superior Court to hear Senate Republican candidate Joe Miller’s lawsuit challenging the state of Alaska and the state’s Division of Election’s criteria for counting write-in ballots, which made incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) the apparent winner in the U.S. Senate elections last month.
Producers Hail Republican Victories in Pennsylvania
Victory for Republican candidate Tom Corbett in the race for governor of Pennsylvania and the replacement of split leadership in the legislature with the GOP takeover of both houses may be the death knell for a natural gas severance tax in the state — or not.
Pennsylvania Victory for Republicans: Governor and Legislature
Victory for Republican candidate Tom Corbett in the race for governor of Pennsylvania and a Republican-led legislature may be the death knell for a natural gas severance tax in the state — or not.
Correction
In the article “Slim Chance of Severance Tax in Pennsylvania” (see Daily GPI, Sept. 10), NGI incorrectly named the Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor. His name is Tom Corbett. NGI regrets the error.
Candidate: Let Alaskans Own ‘Piece of the Pipe’
When politicians talk about “ownership,” they usually are referring to home ownership and invoking the American dream. But a gubernatorial candidate in Alaska is campaigning on the idea of citizen ownership of the state’s biggest dream: the Alaska gas pipeline.
Murkowski Gains Ground, But Miller Still Far Ahead
Incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) gained some ground Tuesday on Tea Party candidate Joe Miller as the state began counting thousands of absentee ballots and disputed ballots in the state’s Republican primary.