BREAKING: Senate Finance creates a permanent initiative to cover school energy costs and a pilot loan forgiveness …
House Bill 28 ensures education funding dollars stay in the classroom while guaranteeing financial accountability.
The Empty Office Podcast – Season 4, Episode 18
In honor of the passage of Senate Concurrent Resolution 17, we reach into the archive for an episode from Season 2 featuring former DEED Commissioner and UAF Chancellor Emeritus Marshall Lind.
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SAGA Act, Confirmations, and lots more!
Dear friends and neighbors, Supporting A Gasline for Alaskans (SAGA) The SB 280, Governor’s “most important bill this session”, is in its 32th hearing in Senate Resources Committee since March 20. To see those meetings, scroll down to the Senate Resources meetings section.
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Legislature Passing Bills and Considering Governor’s Nominations
Dear Friends and Neighbors, The last day of the regular session is May 20th. The Governor can choose to call a special session within one hour of adjournment, if he chooses.
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NEWS: Expansion of Youth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Resources Passes Alaska Legislature
Juneau, Alaska — Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 41, sponsored by Senator Elvi Gray-Jackson (D-Anchorage). Senate Bill 41 expands access to critical mental health resources, improves continuity of care for young Alaskans, and helps address Alaska’s persistently high suicide rates, especially in communities where access to services can be limited.
Bills Passing, Conference Committee, Gas for Alaskans, and lots more!
Dear friends and neighbors, Extemely busy here in the Capitol. Budget is primary. Floor sessions are passing a lot of bills. We are now in the “24 Hour Rule”, meaning schedules will change with only 24 hour notice.
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The final days to make your voice count.
The 34th Alaska Legislature is in the final 7 days before the scheduled end of session by the constitutional provision. The legislature can end early, vote to extend up to ten days, adjourn and call ourselves back in to a special session or adjourn at which time the Governor can call us back to a special session of his choosing. It is hard to say what will happen at this point in the process, but I know a lot of lawmakers and staff who temporarily live in Juneau will be evicted by the end of the month!
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What to do when the benefits are hypothetical and the costs are real?
Senator Tobin examines a proposal to reduce required financial support from local municipalities for schools and discusses highlights of the FY27 state budgets.
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Conference Committee, Gas for Alaskans, and lots more!
Dear friends and neighbors, I send these every couple days in the last few days of a session, so you can keep up on some of the things we are doing.
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NEWS: Senate Passes Legislation Establishing Consumer Electronics Repair Rights
JUNEAU, Alaska — Today, the Alaska Senate passed Senate Bill 111, sponsored by Senator Forrest Dunbar (D-Anchorage). The legislation establishes a “Right to Repair” for Alaskans’ consumer electronics, requiring manufacturers to make the documentation, tools, and parts needed to repair digital equipment available to owners and independent repair technicians. Currently, manufacturers withhold this information and
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