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NEWS: Alaska Senate Passes Legislation to Incorporate Asian American and Pacific Islander Curriculum in Alaska Public Schools

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JUNEAU – Today, the Alaska Senate passed Senate Bill 131, legislation integrating the history and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) into statewide schooling curriculum. Sponsored by Senator Elvi Gray-Jackson, D-Anchorage, Senate Bill 131 requires Alaska schools to provide instruction on the history and significance of AAPI communities. The bill underscores the necessity

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NEWS: Senate Passes Balanced Operating Budget That Meets the Diverse Needs of Alaskans

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JUNEAU – This afternoon, the Senate passed its version of the state’s operating budget, House Bill 268, on a vote of 17-3. The $6.25 billion operating budget leaves $196 million in surplus revenue available for pending legislation, including the state’s capital budget. The operating budget, crafted by Senate Finance Co-Chair Senator Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, demonstrates

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NEWS: Legislature Establishes the Friday before Memorial Day as Veterans’ Poppy Day

Dunbar-Press, Press / jenn.gifford

Last Friday, the House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 159, sponsored by Senator Forrest Dunbar, D-Anchorage. The legislation establishes the Friday before Memorial Day as “Veterans’ Poppy Day.” Inspired by historical traditions and the desire to honor and support American soldiers who died in battle.

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NEWS: Senate Judiciary Committee Introduces Omnibus Crime Package

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Juneau – Today, the Alaska State Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 236, sponsored by Senator Jesse Kiehl, D-Juneau. The bill addresses critical gaps in aid for state-only disasters, providing much-needed support for individuals and communities grappling with the aftermath of natural catastrophes.

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NEWS: Alaska State Senate Passes Legislation Enhancing Disaster Relief for Alaskans

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NEWS: Senate Acts to Provide Timely Benefits to Injured Workers

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JUNEAU – The Alaska Senate moved today to better ensure injured workers receive timely benefits payments with the passage of Senate Bill 183 by a vote of 17 to 1. Sponsored by the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee, the bill would allow the Workers’ Compensation Benefits Guarantee Fund to retain its fiscal year-end balance to

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NEWS: Alaska Senate Takes Steps to Address Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples

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Juneau – For decades, Alaska has grappled with the harrowing crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP), tearing families apart and leaving communities shattered.

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NEWS: Alaska Senate Passes Community Energy Legislation that will Promote Renewable Energy and Lower Electric Costs for Ratepayers

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Juneau – The Alaska Senate passed Senate Bill 152 unanimously today. Sponsored by Senator Bill Wielechowski, D-Anchorage, this legislation aims to expand options for renewable energy development, reduce electric costs for Alaskan ratepayers, and mitigate natural gas shortages by establishing a virtual net metering program for small-scale renewable energy generation.

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NEWS: Senator Elvi Gray-Jackson Welcomes the Alaska Chapter of Make Us Visible to Juneau for American Asian and Pacific Islander Advocacy Day

Gray-Jackson-Press, Kawasaki-Press, Press / jenn.gifford

JUNEAU – Tomorrow, Senator Elvi Gray-Jackson, D-Anchorage, welcomes the Alaska chapter of Make Us Visible, a grassroots organization that advocates for the inclusion of Asian American and Pacific Islander history curricula in public education.

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NEWS: Legislature Passes Bill Establishing Direct Health Care Agreements

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JUNEAU – Last week, the legislature passed Senate Bill 45, sponsored by Senator David Wilson (R-Wasilla), which seeks to reduce barriers and costs for healthcare services through direct health care agreements, typically paid through a monthly fee.

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