House Speaker Mike Chenault says he wishes there was more concrete information coming out of Gov. Bill Walker's news conference with the state's partners in a proposed gas project. Rep. Mike Hawker says that if Alaskans are committed to commercializing North Slope gas, the state must find every possible way to work with the producers to reduce supply costs and "pave a smooth road forward" in negotiations. Alaska's partners in the project are BP, ConocoPhillips and Exxon Mobil Corp.