Influence a horse race in Juneau

Labor unions compete with oil and gas interests to dominate financial contributions to state campaigns, lobbying in Alaska Legislature

Rose Ragsdale

For Petroleum News

If VECO Corp. executives are guilty of throwing their weight around in Juneau, the rest of Alaska’s oil and gas industry, the state’s labor unions and to a lesser extent, general contractors, lawyers and lobbyists, medical doctors, and environmental groups could be tarred with the same brush, accord....

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Generosity no crime

Quid pro quo a no-no

Gifts, gratuities, greed