Read the article, it's not a part of sweetening the pot for Murkowski.

It's a state request,

…question is, …who in the state government is deserving of the credit for pushing this through?

From the article:

"The state has asked, and the Trump administration has just approved, a request that this extra money that doesn't have to be spent on subsidies for the next five years be directed to the state instead."  

What say you, Dermot?  Who gets the credit for pushing this through.

The public should know.