The Alaska Senate on Tuesday advanced a constitutional amendment that would lower the threshold for veto overrides of spending decisions.

Matthew “Bronco” Williams, an Anchorage-based private school teacher, has announced that he is running as an independent for Alaska’s lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. 

Municipal leaders cited concerns about the costs to their communities and the need to continue negotiations with Glenfarne, the New York-based developer of the pipeline.