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U.S. tax bill would open part of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling

The tax bill approved by the U.S. Senate will open part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, something Alaska's lawmakers have tried to do for decades.

Alaska's lawmakers got some perks in the bill that passed early Saturday

A herd of caribou on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeast Alaska. State lawmakers have tried for years to open part of the refuge to oil and gas drilling. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/The Associated Press)

The tax bill approved by the U.S. Senate will open part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, something Alaska's lawmakers have tried to do for decades.

The state's two senators were also able to get other perks for Alaska into the bill passed early Saturday.

The measure included a tax break for Alaska Native corporations intended to encourage trust contributions, and it struck down a proposed cruise ship tax that Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said would have disproportionately affected her state.

The bill isn't a done deal; the House and Senate passed their own versions and differences must be reconciled.