Recent Advocacy
2021 Legislative Letters and Testimonies
2021 Policies and Actions
February 2 - Coalition Willow Support Letter
February 3 - Joint Letter from ATIA, RDC and Alaska Chamber - Return to Cruising
February 5 - Op-Ed, Don't Slow Us Down! Alaska's Emergency Declaration is about Access to Resources and Economic Recovery, not Mandates
March 3 - Op-Ed, Spending cap would help restore trust in government
March 4 - Senate Bill 23, Initiative Severability Support Letter
March 5 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act, H.R. 842 Sign On Letter
April 2 - Letter on the Department of Natural Resources proposed changes to water management regulations
2020 Legislative Letters and Testimonies
House Legislation
Senate Legislation
SB 155 - Support for Exploration and Mining Rights; Annual Labor
2020 Policies and Actions
February - The Alaska Business Report Card letter to Legislature February 10 - Support for Recertification of the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council
February 25 - Coalition Letter Opposing Latest Proposal to Increase Industry Taxes April 22 - AEA EV Grant Application - Letter of Support April 29 - Willow Supplement to Draft EIS Public Meeting - Testimony May 20 - Coalition Liability Relief Letter to Congress June 24 - Support for Ambler Road Predevelopment Funding - Testimony June 25 - Association Letter to Congress on General Business Tax Credits December 10 - COSC PPP Letter 2020 December 11 - Letter to President-Elect Joe Biden
2019 Legislative Letters and Testimonies
House Legislation
HB 30 - State’s Workers’ Compensation Opposition Letter
Senate Legislation
SB 80 - Testimony
SB 80 - Initiative Severability - Support Letter for Senator Birch
SB 80 - Initiative Severability - Support Letter for Senator Coghill
SB 80 - Initiative Severability - Support Letter for Senator Kawasaki
SB 80 - Initiative Severability - Support Letter for Senator Micciche
SB 80 - Initiative Severability - Support Letter for Senator Reinbold
SB 80 - Initiative Severability - Support Letter for Senator Shower
SJR 6, CONST AM: APPROP. LIMIT; RESERVE FUND - Support Letter for the Governor
SJR 6, CONST AM: APPROP. LIMIT; RESERVE FUND - Support Letter for Senate Finance Committee
2019 Policies and Actions
December 16 - Roadless Rule Coalition Letter
December 13 - Hilcorp Acquisition RCA Comments
October 29 - RDC Objection to the Chugach National Forest Land Management Plan
July 23 - USMCA Coalition Letter
April 26 - The time is now to limit state spending OpEd
April 16 - Pebble DEIS Testimony
February 4 - Support for ANWR Letter
March 22 - Sustainable Fiscal Plan OpEd
2018 Legislative Letters and Testimonies
House Legislation
HB 27 - High Risk Chemicals for Child Exposure Letter
CSHB 27 - Coalition Opposition Letter
HB 76 - Mariculture Revolving Loan Fund Letter
HB 56 - Commercial Fishing Loans Letter
HB 79 - Workers' Compensation Letter
HB 128 - Shellfish Enhance Projects; Hatcheries Letter
HB 142 - Unemployment Benefits Letter
CSHB 199 - Coalition Letter of Opposition
HB 277 - Net Neutrality Letter
HB 331 - Tax Credit Cert. Bond Corp; Royalties Letter
HB 399 - Corporate Tax Credits Letter
Senate Legislation
SB 38 - Pharmacy Benefits Manager Letter
SB 112 - Comprehensive Workers' Compensation Reform Letter
SB 116 - Education Tax Credits Letter
SB 155 - Real Estate Appraisal Management Companies Letter
SB 176 - Tax Credit Cert Bond Corp; Royalties Letter
2018 Policies and Actions
October 15 - Coalition Roadless Rule Comments
September 20 - Willow Project Support Letter
July 9 - ANWR Support Letter
June 19 - ANWR Lease Sale Support Letter
May 4 - The Deception of Stand for Salmon OpEd
May 1 - Greater Mooses Tooth 2 Support Letter
April 17 - Beaufort Lease Sales Support Letter
March 13 - Opportunity Zones for Alaska OpEd
February 15 - COSC Infrastructure Sign-On Letter
January 8 - Opening ANWR OpEd
2017 Legislative Letters and Testimonies
House Legislation
HB 111 - Oil & Gas Production Tax; Payments; Credits Letter
HB 115 - Income Tax; PFD Credit; Perm Fund Income Letter
HB 115 - Relevant Facts
HB 115 - Income Tax; PFD Credit; Perm Fund Income Letter to Costello
HB 132 - Transportation Network Companies Letter to CHA TRA Letter
HB 132 - Transportation Network Companies to Letter to CHJ L&C
HJR 5 - ANWR Letter
HB 199 - Coalition Letter
Senate Legislation
SB 3 - Small Vessel Wastewater Exemption Letter
SB 14 - Transportation Network Companies Letter
SB 26 - Perm. Fund; Deposits; Dividend; Earnings to Bishop
SB 26 - Perm. Fund; Deposits; Dividend; Earnings to Coghill
SB 26 - Perm. Fund; Deposits; Dividend; Earnings to Stevens
SB 38 - Pharmacy Benefits Managers Letter
SB 56 - Product Warranties and Required Updates
SB 70 - Approp. Limit; Budget Process; Perm Fund Letter
SJR 5 - OCS & ANWR Letter
SJRes 15 - Murkowski BLM Repeal Letter
2017 Legislative Letters and Testimonies
January 5 - 80th Percentile Rule Change Letter
January 31 - NAM Wilbur Ross Letter
February 1 - NAM Infrastructure Letter
February 2 - CERCLA Extension Letter
February 6 - Regulatory Accountability Act Coalition Letter
February 7 - NAM Steven Mnuchin Letter
February 8 - Alaska Chamber responds to HB 111 Letter
February 14 - NAM Linda McMahon Letter
February 14 - Halt EPA Preemptive Vetos Letter
February 16 - Our Path Forward: Determined Optimism OpEd
February 27 - PWSRCAC Recertification Letter
February 28 - NAM Input Letter
March 1 - ABRC Letter to Legislators
March 8 - FICALA Coalition Letter
March 13 - ABRC Letter to Governor
March 27 - What’s obvious to Alaskans continues to bewilder legislators OpEd
April 12 - Alaska's broken workers' compensation system OpEd
April 24 - Cook Inlet producers power Alaskan business OpEd
April 25 - NAM R. Alexander Acosta Letter
May 8 - Support for Robert Lighthizer as U.S. Trade Representative Letter
June 12 - The Need for Compromise OpEd
July 18 - Support for the Ozone Standards Implementation Act Letter
July 27 - Fish Habitat Initiative Comment Letter
July 27 - Outer Continental Shelf 5-Year Plan Support Letter
July 27 - Support SJ Resolution 47 Letter
July 27 - Marvin Kaplan NLRB Letter
August 11 - ASAP Gasline Draft EIS Letter
September 14 - Wealth creation, not taxes, is the solution to fiscal woes OpEd
September 21 - Response to Representative Ortiz Letter
September 25 - Amazon HQ2 – the answer to Alaska’s economic diversification OpEd
September 28 - Coalition Letter to Congress on Tax Reform and Budget
October 16 - Support for Appeal of Ruling on Ballot Initiative 17FSH2 Coalition Letter
October 17 - Amazon HQ2 Letter
December 6 - Support for a Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act Letter