Giessel-Newsletter

Dear Friends and Neighbors, Education Funding We are in daily conversation with the House and with the Governor, in an effort to reach an agreement on education funding and the list of items to include in the bill.

Dear Friends and Neighbors, Happy Leap Year!! Welcome to day 45 of the 120 day legislative session.

Dear Friends and Neighbors, Permanent Fund Corporation caution Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. board again warns that the fund is running out of spendable money. Alaska Beacon “Without action by the Legislature, there’s a small but growing chance that within three years, the Permanent Fund — source of more than half of Alaska’s general-purpose state revenue

Dear Friends and Neighbors, Launch Alaska is not a rocket testing facility as is sometimes assumed. They are an innovation center, focused on equitable, resilient, prosperous communities with economic opportunities, sustainable systems, and clean energy. They help connect innovators and businesses.

Dear Friends and Neighbors, More on Cook Inlet Natural Gas Supply! On Wednesday, Feb. 7, I invited the House Resources committee to join my Senate committee to hear from Hilcorp, HEX/Furie, and BlueCrest Energy who are all resource development companies with leases to develop natural gas in Cook Inlet.

Dear Friends and Neighbors, It’s cold outside. If I told someone in the Lower 48 that its cold today in Alaska, they would laugh.

Dear Friends and Neighbors, Senate Bill 88 passed the Senate floor on Wednesday, Jan 31, by a vote of 12-5. I’ve outlined the bill in several past newsletters so I won’t do that again. (Past newsletters can be found here)

Dear Friends and Neighbors, It’s snowing in Juneau. Wet, heavy, lots of feet of snow. Road clearing is an issue. Anchorage is familiar with this scenario!

Dear Friends and Neighbors, Welcome to the 2nd session of the 33rd Legislature! Things are busy already; everyone is here to work and get things done.

Dear Friends and Neighbors, My staff and I are in the process of moving to Juneau. My office will be up and fully functional by Sunday (Jan. 14) or around then.