Court: Lt. Gov. Meyer put his finger on the scales in skewed oil tax initiative summary
The court says Meyer, a former oil company employee, prepared an improperly skewed summary of an initiative to raise taxes on oil companies.
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Backers of oil tax initiative file lawsuit calling state summary ‘factually inaccurate’
The action comes as an industry-funded opposition group enters the race.
Vic Fischer first to sign oil tax initiative as group launches signature-gathering effort
Fischer said he signed because the new revenue would go a long way to protecting things that matter to Alaskans, including the dividend.
Legislators refuse to consider oil tax changes so initiative backers say they’ll take it to voters
The Legislature will have an opportunity to bump the initiative off the ballot by passing legislation materially similar to the bill.
New initiative would increase oil taxes on established fields
Sponsors say they believe the changes would increase oil revenue to the state by about $1 billion a year.