Giessel-Newsletter

Dear friends and neighbors, The Senate Resources committee opened our work last week with hearings on Cook Inlet gas supply for 70% of Alaska’s population.

Dear friends and neighbors, Meet your State Senate District E team in Juneau: (House Districts 9 & 10)

Dear Friends and Neighbors, I have enjoyed my last week at home and am now packed for Juneau. My personal belongings are on Alaska Air Cargo. My office materials, generated over the interim (a few documents) have been shipped already. If you’ve never been to Juneau, the photo is of our State Capitol. We are

Dear Friends and Neighbors, Inflation (and why it matters related to Permanent Fund) My best friend (since we were 3 years old), Emily Melissa May and I would save our pennies and walk down to College Inn, in Fairbanks, to buy candy for a penny, or maybe 5 cents if its an expensive candy bar.

Dear Friends and Neighbors, Happy New Year! Let’s get right to work on the really big pieces coming forward this year.

Dear Friends and Neighbors, No newsletter next week on December 26. In the meantime, you might enjoy the Christmas video embedded in the aurora picture, called Silent Night, Holy Night. Happy 1st Day of Hanukkah on December 25.

Dear Friends and Neighbors, Royalty Relief Determination for Furie/HEX oil/gas in Cook Inlet: “After detailed consideration where all the materials presented by the applicant were reviewed and incorporated into our analysis, DNR has determined that Furie meets the necessary requirements and that royalty modification for the seven leases…is warranted…”

Dear Friends and Neighbors, I am looking forward to chairing the Senate Resources committee again this year. This will be my 9th year in that role. I’m so used to the 3:30-5 PM time slot every Mon, Wed and Fri.

Dear Friends and Neighbors, Map Monday: Two Thanksgivings, One Decisions That Divided the Nation. NCSL President Franklin D. Roosevelt made a bold decision in 1939, sparking a spirited debate across America.

Dear Friends and Neighbors, The Chugach Electric Association rate case outcome can be summarized as better than it could have been, but not as good for residential customers as if regulators had adopted AARP’s recommendations for rate design.