Next week is a busy week, and a number of my bills have hearings. Below are some highlights about what’s going on. Senate Joint Resolution 19 encourages the Federal Government to honor Alaska’s birthright of the 90/10 split of revenue from mineral production on federal lands and guaranteed by the Alaska Statehood Compact. SJR 19 will […]
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Yesterday the State Senate passed House Bill 57 by a vote of 19-1. This bill provides a small increase to per-pupil K12 education funding as well as multiple school policy reforms that will lead to better outcomes.
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In the last week, the Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Budget passed out of the House, the Capital Budget passed the Senate, and the Senate Finance Budget Subcommittees for each State agency finalized and forwarded their reports to the full Senate Finance Committee. It’s tempting at this point to focus on what’s in and what’s out
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Hello! This week the Senate Education Committee forwarded a bill that will secure stable and predictable funding for schools. The bill provides a 4.6% increase in state funding compared to last year. These additional dollars are vital to empowering successful learning outcomes.
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Hello! This week the Senate Education Committee forwarded a bill that will secure stable and predictable funding for schools. The bill provides a 4.6% increase in state funding compared to last year. These additional dollars are vital to empowering successful learning outcomes.
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Hello! It is great to be back on the Kenai Peninsula this weekend and great to see so many of you at town halls in Cooper Landing and Soldotna. If you weren’t able to make it to one of these events, I hope you’ll use the contact information below to share your thoughts with me.
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Hello! This past week the Senate Education committee began hearings on increasing K-12 school funding and new policies that will lead to improved education outcomes. The bill that came over from the House must be amended to work for Alaska’s families and all forms of public education.
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Hello! This week will be another busy week in the Capitol. Both US Senators will give their annual updates, the Legislature will vote up or down on the Governor’s Executive Order that would create a new Alaska Department of Agriculture, and the Education omnibus bill, HB 69, will be heard in the Senate Education Committee
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Hello! This week has been another productive week in Juneau with bills and the budget both moving closer to the finish line.
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Hello! It was great to see so many engaged community members attend my town hall events over the weekend! We had a packed house of about 80 people at the Moose Pass Sportsman’s Club. Most people there advocated for increased education funding to support local schools. By a show of hands, folks in the room definitively
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