Dear Friends and Neighbors, I was at a meeting this week at which a question was asked about Ballot Measure 2 (An Act to get rid of the Open Primary System and Ranked-Choice General Election).
Ballot Measure 2, Ethics, Blood Tests and much more! Read More »
Dear Friends and Neighbors, It might seem early to be talking about November 5 General Election but time passes quickly!
Elections, Cook Inlet, Interns and much more! Read More »
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Alaska Permanent Fund value, reported by the APFC (the Corporation that manages it) at the end of July, 2024, is found in the “Resource Values” section of this newsletter.
Permanent Fund-Why Should Alaskans Care? and much more! Read More »
Dear Friends and Neighbors, I talked to some folks that forgot to vote last Tuesday (9/20) in the Primary Election. I’m hoping that, with my repeatedly reminding them, they will remember the General Election on November 5!
Permanent Fund, Cook Inlet, Grocery Merger and much more! Read More »
Dear Friends and Neighbors, The Alaska State Fair on Saturday was wonderful! My husband and I volunteered for Alaska Mining Day, passing out small backpacks to folks. The Fair is always great fun and lots of opportunity to eat unhealthy food and buy an amazing diversity of stuff!
Legacy DB value, Dementia, Gasoline Tax and much more! Read More »
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Please be sure to vote in this Open Primary Election on August 20! All candidates are on the same ballot, so there’s no restriction on who you can choose in the Pick One Primary.
Election, Energy and much more! Read More »
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Here’s our fantastic, fresh produce from this week’s Famers Market visit. Such nutrient-packed food, direct from the farmer and their fields.
Farmers Market Week, Signed Bills and much more! Read More »
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Correspondence School Policy Status Update Someone asked me for an update, so I’m thinking many others are wondering as well, with school starting in a few weeks. Here’s a brief summary of where we are today on correspondence school policy: The Alaska Supreme Court reversed the Superior Court decision and remanded
Energy Bills, Correspondence School and much more! Read More »
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Two Big Things: The cost of healthcare and medications is still on my radar. On Tuesday, July 23, the US House Committee on Oversight held a hearing on Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) and their effective increase in medication costs. As I’ve shared before, I believe Alaskans, local governments and state government
Cost of Medications, Cost of Energy, Forward&Faster and much more! Read More »
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Now is the time for America’s moral center to rise up and declare — with one voice, neither red nor blue — “Enough.” We either recover our sense of decency and basic respect for the humanity of our opponents, or we will see, in Yeats’s words, the “blood-dimmed tide” loosed in
Legislative Finance Update, Anchorage Child Care Board and much more! Read More »
