Hello! Recently, the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District School Board made the difficult decision to close four schools: River City Academy, Tustumena Elementary, Sterling Elementary and Seward Middle School.
On the Kenai: Weekly Legislative Update for April 14 Read More »
Hello! Last week the Senate voted to pass the final version of Senate Bill 64, designed to strengthen and better secure Alaska’s elections. Under the new requirements in SB 64, people who are voting or registering to vote must provide a driver’s license, passport, birth certificate, or federally recognized tribal identification in order to confirm their identity. Hunting
On the Kenai: Weekly Legislative Update for March 31 Read More »
Hello! Spring is here, and things are really heating up in Juneau. You see it already on the Kenai too! Construction crews out, equipment moving, action happening. The Sterling Highway Safety Corridor east of Soldotna is finally getting the attention it deserves. It’s long overdue.
On the Kenai: Weekly Legislative Update for March 23 Read More »
Hello! Under our state constitution, grand juries have always had two important jobs: deciding whether criminal charges should move forward and independently investigating issues affecting public safety and welfare. Senate Bill 270, which I sponsored, would modernize Alaska statutes and court rules to ensure that grand juries can effectively fulfill both constitutional functions.
On the Kenai: Weekly Legislative Update for March 17 Read More »
Hello! The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race started in Anchorage over the weekend, and the Arctic Winter Games are now underway in Whitehorse. Good luck to all the Kenai Peninsula mushers and athletes. It was great seeing Travis Beals and rookies Sadie Lindquist and Sam Paperman start their journey to Nome. It is tough country and
On the Kenai: Weekly Legislative Update for March 10 Read More »
Hello! Thank you to everyone who came out to events over the weekend in Moose Pass, two events in Soldotna and Nikiski! Representative Elam and I loved hearing from constituents about the issues you care about. I will be back on the Peninsula again in April for more townhalls and updates. Information on upcoming town halls is
On the Kenai: Weekly Legislative Update for March 2 Read More »
Work on the state operating budget ramps up this week in the Senate. The Finance Committee will be taking public testimony on Friday afternoon, and you’ll find details below on how to participate.
On the Kenai: Weekly Legislative Update for February 25 Read More »
Currently the state is faced with a more than $1 billion supplemental budget request from the Governor including $374 million in State General Funds. This request adds stress to an already frayed fiscal situation. $70 million of that supplemental budget request is to cover match funds for road projects.
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On Saturday, members of the Education Funding Task Force met with Legislators and health‑insurance experts to examine the rising cost of healthcare in Alaska. High premiums and high utilization rates are straining school district budgets, as well as the budgets of businesses, families, and anyone else who pays for care in our state.
On the Kenai: Weekly Legislative Update for February 12 Read More »
Hello! The Legislature spent the last week digesting the Governor’s financial proposals including imposing a sales tax on Alaskans and eliminating corporate income taxes to address the State’s fiscal crisis. Legislators attended a seminar presented by economists from the University of Alaska’s Institute for Social and Economic Research on these and other fiscal proposals on
On the Kenai: Weekly Legislative Update for Feb 2 Read More »
