Dear Friends and Neighbors, It is day 101 of the legislative session. I’m very careful about not inundating you with emails. As session gets closer to end (20 days left until Day 121 Constitutional endpoint), I want to be sure you know what’s happening as close to timely as possible.
Senate Operating Budget! Read More »
Today is Day 101 of the legislative session and the legislature continues its work. The Senate Finance Committee is working on the FY24 budget this week. The Senate Labor and Commerce Committee continues to consider the proposal to return Alaska to a defined benefit pension retirement plan for public employees and teachers. Read our update
Alaska Matters: Senate Budget & Pension Legislation Update Read More »
Dear Friends and Neighbors, I appreciate the emails that I receive every day from constituents and readers of this newsletter. I manage my own email, which means I am the only person in my office who reads and responds to emails. (Some offices have staff doing that work.) I can’t respond to every single email,
Legislative Challenges, Budget, 404 Primacy and lots more! Read More »
Overall, it’s not a bad budget, but it could be better.
The Latest: The Senate Finance Committee’s Version of the Operating Budget Read More »
Day 100 is here and many new bills which are being passed (or killed)! The exciting news is there is still more to come on an even tighter timeline! From elections integrity and voting rights to nondiscrimination in housing, to new forest resources and community involvement, it is all coming to an end in three weeks. Read on for more information on how to get involved. To keep folks up to date, please watch us on www.akl.tv, follow us on Twitter and Facebook and contact our office by phone at 907.456.7423 to get current information!
Juneau Note: Day 100 is here! Elections integrity, equal rights, and more! Read More »
JUNEAU – The Senate Finance Committee introduced a committee substitute for the state’s operating budget this afternoon. The new committee substitute provides a permanent fund dividend consistent with a 75/25 percent of market value (POMV) split of the annual earnings, translating to an approximate $1,304 dividend. The committee substitute also increases the funds going to
NEWS: Senate Finance Introduces Operating and Capital Budget Substitutes Read More »
This newsletter includes updates on the recent East Anchorage Townhall meetings and a review of bills I am working on this year. One bill the Senate is working on fixes a tax loophole and an oil tax subsidy. Please consider sending the Senate Finance Committee a message of support for Senate Bill 114. You can
Capitol Brief: Bills on the Move, Take Action Now Read More »
JUNEAU – The Alaska Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 12, sponsored by Senator Jesse Kiehl (D-Juneau). Senate Bill 12 lets sexual assault and domestic violence survivors, along with peace and correctional officers, keep their address confidential from public records. Currently, forty-one states provide address protection for victims. Senate Bill 12 requires the State of Alaska
JUNEAU – Senator Bill Wielechowski, D-Anchorage, introduced Senate Bill 135 today establishing the Alaska Work and Save Program to make it easier for small businesses in Alaska to provide Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) to their employees. Senate Bill 135 would also allow all Alaskans to invest their permanent fund dividend in their retirement account during
My first piece of legislation to pass the Senate, celebrating Korean-Alaska Friendship, and SB 52 has its first hearing in the Senate Finance Committee.
The Latest: 3 (More) Cool Things Read More »
