Recent Advocacy
2022 Policies and Actions
2022 Legislative Letters and Testimonies
2021 Legislative Letters and Testimonies
House Legislation
HB76, Extending Alaska's Emergency Declaration Testimony
HJR12, Endorsing ANWR Leasing Testimony
HJR13, Urge Exemption for Cruise Ships
HB 188, Seafood Product Development Credit
Senate Legislation
SB56, Extending Alaska's Emergency Declaration Testimony
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
May 20 - PFD Eligibility Letter - Department of Revenue
June 22 - Business on Budget
October 3 - Comments on SEIS and Lease Sales in ANWR
October 26 - Joint Op-Ed, Alaska Stands to benefit big with passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
November 8 - Joint Letter from RDC, AMA, The Alliance, Council of Alaska Producers and Alaska Chamber - Ambler Access Project
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