This year is going by quick! Hope you are enjoying your Alaskan summer. Rep. Coulombe and I are hosting an event at the Alaska Zoo this Wednesday and we hope to see you there! Other community leaders as well as officials from various state departments will be there to discuss issues important to the Hillside […]
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It is the middle of the summer and it has been an eventful season! In the past week, an attempt was made on the life of former President Trump while he spoke at a rally in Pennsylvania. I am relieved that the former President is unharmed. There is no room for violence for a thriving democracy to survive. The attack is a significant indicator that we, as a country and as Americans, must work to unite in times of political unrest and uncertainty and remember the principles on which our great country was founded. In my role within the Senate, I strive to embrace these principles as a member of the bipartisan Senate Majority while working to make Fairbanks and Alaska a great place to live, work, raise a family and retire.
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JUNEAU – Today, Senate Bill 67, the bill to prevent new spills of toxic PFAS chemicals, became law. Sponsored by Sen. Jesse Kiehl (D-Juneau) with a companion measure by Rep. Will Stapp (R-Fairbanks), the bill transitions Alaska to safe, PFAS-free firefighting foams. Senate Bill 67 also helps small rural communities safely dispose of this toxic
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Last week, the governor signed House Bill 66, the consolidated crime bill, into law. I was pleased to attend and speak alongside other advocates and legislators. Today, Senate Bill 91, improvements for telehealth services, became law. Our office worked extensively on both of these bills, and we’re proud to see them cross the finish line.
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Dear Friends and Neighbors, Now is the time for America’s moral center to rise up and declare — with one voice, neither red nor blue — “Enough.” We either recover our sense of decency and basic respect for the humanity of our opponents, or we will see, in Yeats’s words, the “blood-dimmed tide” loosed in
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It’s time for fun street games, touring a PeopleMover bus, grabbing a beverage in the beer garden, and don’t forget the community tunes!
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Hello fellow Alaskans! As sockeye flood into the Kenai River, we are blessed with an abundance of fish and visitors to our beautiful Peninsula. I recognize that this abundance is a reason for many to celebrate and for others it is a painful reminder of lost opportunities and changing times.
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Anchorage – On Thursday, July 11, Governor Dunleavy signed Senate Bill 147 into law, which encompasses provisions from House Bill 239, Senate Bill 170, Senate Bill 183, and Senate Bill 206. This comprehensive bill aims to significantly enhance the support and resources available to injured workers, streamline administrative processes, and ensure timely benefits while also
I hope you’re out enjoying the summer sun—especially on the weekends when it comes in its highly concentrated liquid form.
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Dear Friends and Neighbors, Happy Alaska Flag Day on July 9! Alaska’s flag was designed by an Alaska Native teen named Benny Benson. Benny was a 14-year old orphan living at the Jesse Lee Home for Children. He entered a contest for kids to design our flag, and won!
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