It ‘doesn’t work,’ Gov. Dunleavy says of Senate Alaska LNG bill

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks at a news conference on Friday, June 19, 2026. (Eric Stone | Alaska Public Media)
The Alaska Senate approved in a 12-8 vote Friday a bill that would reduce taxes on the Alaska LNG project. It was the last day of a special session Gov. Mike Dunleavy called to consider the issue.
But Gov. Dunleavy, in a news conference minutes after the vote, said the Senate version “doesn’t work.”
Dunleavy called lawmakers into a new special session starting at