Giessel-Newsletter

Dear friends and neighbors, Art work from Alaska schools is displayed in the Capitol. These are art pieces from St Elizabeth Ann School on Huffman Rd.

Dear friends and neighbors, April 24 Alaska Constitution Day On this day, April 24, 1956 , the people of Alaska voted to ratify the Alaska Constitution that had been drafted by the Constitutional Convention. The Convention had met at the University of Alaska (in Fairbanks, the only campus in those days) from November 8, 1955 to

Dear friends and neighbors, Education: Accountability “Schools need to be accountable.” “No increase in school funding until there’s accountability.” The Anchorage School District has more data on their website than you would have time to read: spending, testing results, staffing numbers. Links to the ASD data are below, in a section of this newsletter.

Dear friends and neighbors, Mike Sfraga, PhD., former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs, presented to Senate Special Committee on Arctic Affairs. Great insights and recommendations.

Dear friends and neighbors, “All Public Policy is Math.” Oil execs vent on tariffs. Axios ‘Drill, baby, drill’ is … a myth and populist rallying cry. Tariff policy is impossible for us to predict and doesn’t have a clear goal,” said one exec who was quoted anonymously. “Uncertainty around tariffs and trade policy continues to negatively impact our

Dear friends and neighbors, I was humbled to be honored by the Key Campaign last week. They gave me this beautiful flower art piece, made by folks at Hope Community Resources art programs.

Dear friends and neighbors, You might be wondering what I am working on. Here’s a summary: I have 10 active bills underway, with 4 still under construction. My focus is on healthcare access/affordability; energy affordability; long-term fiscal soundness.

Dear friends and neighbors, Report: Town Hall Meetings on March 9 Thank you so much for the over 120 people who attended the two Town Hall meetings in my district on Saturday, March 8! What great discussion, questions, and input!

Dear friends and neighbors, I hope to meet with many of you on Saturday! I will be at Klatt Elementary in the morning and Girdwood Community Room in the afternoon (details below).

Dear friends and neighbors, Last weekend I enjoyed a wonderful evening with the folks in Girdwood who are supporting construction of a new Little Bears Childcare Center. It was great to spend time with folks who care about children.