KTUU.  In this year’s legislative push to approve an all-Alaska natural gas pipeline, the driving force has been state Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Joe Balash (NGP Photo). "It's kind of like a big boulder," Balash said. "Once you get it moving, you want to keep it moving." Alaska Economic Update: Interest Rates, by Katie Bender.  As readers review this, consider the effect of interest rate increases on Alaska state budget debt, on the cost of debt to fund state projects and on the effect of higher interest rates on the [...]