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NEWS: Senate Passes Bill Focused on Getting Alaskans Back to Work

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JUNEAU – Today, the Alaska State Senate took a significant step forward in addressing critical shortcomings in Alaska’s Workers’ Compensation System by unanimously passing Senate Bill 147, sponsored by Senator James Kaufman, R-Anchorage. This bill improves the efficiency, fairness, and predictability of Alaska’s reemployment system, enhancing support for injured workers and fostering a more resilient […]

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NEWS: Mental Health Curriculum for K-12 Education Passes Senate

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JUNEAU – Today, the Alaska Senate passed Senate Bill 24, which seeks to include mental health education in the existing K-12 health curriculum to inform students of vital information about mental health symptoms, resources, and treatment. Sponsored by Senator Elvi Gray-Jackson, D-Anchorage, the legislation requires the Department of Education and Early Development and Department of

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NEWS: Legislation Extending the Alaska Commission on Aging to be Heard by Senate Finance

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JUNEAU – Earlier this year, Senator Scott Kawasaki, D – Fairbanks, introduced Senate Bill 189, to extend the Alaska Commission on Aging (ACoA), which is currently set to expire later this year. A House Companion Bill, HB 283, was introduced by Representative Maxine Dibert, D – Fairbanks. Senate Bill 189 is scheduled to be heard

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NEWS: Senate Concurs with Comprehensive Education Package

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JUNEAU – Today, the Alaska State Senate concurred with the House changes to Senate Bill 140, effectively passing the largest increase to school funding in state history with a $680 increase to the Base Student Allocation. Senate Bill 140 will also significantly improve internet connectivity in rural Alaska, provide $10 million in additional funding for

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NEWS: Sen. Löki Gale Tobin and Sen. Cathy Giessel Organize a Legislative Caucus Focused on the Health and Wellbeing of Alaska’s Children

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Juneau, AK – On Thursday, the Alaska State Legislature will convene a new legislative caucus with the goal of improving the health and wellbeing of Alaska’s children. The Senate co-chairs Sen. Löki Gale Tobin (D-Anchorage) and Sen. Cathy Giessel (R-Anchorage) and the House co-chairs Rep. Mike Cronk (R-Tok) and Rep. Maxine Dibert (D-Fairbanks) welcome all

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NEWS: Senate Passes Legislation Establishing a Defined Benefits Retirement System for Public Employees and Teachers

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JUNEAU – Today, the Alaska State Senate passed Senate Bill 88, sponsored by Senator Cathy Giessel (R-Anchorage), to create a newly defined benefit system for public employees and teachers and provide an option for current Tier IV employees to convert their defined contribution plan to the new pension retirement system. The legislation gained broad bipartisan

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NEWS: Senator Wilson and Senator Tobin Selected for the National Innovation Fellowship

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Juneau, AK — Earlier this week, the Future Caucus announced a nationwide fellowship for Gen Z and millennial state legislators. State Senator David Wilson, R-Wasilla, and Senator Löki Tobin, D-Anchorage, were chosen as Alaska’s participants. The Innovation Fellowship is rooted in the understanding that political polarization presents new and unique obstacles to modern policymaking. The

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NEWS: Senator Dunbar Prefiles Legislation to Establish Alaska Psychedelic Medicine Task Force

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ANCHORAGE – This week, Senator Forrest Dunbar, D-Anchorage, announced legislation that would establish the “Alaska Mental Health and Psychedelic Medicine Task Force” aimed at addressing Alaska‘s ongoing mental health crisis. The task force would have a diverse membership consisting of Commissioners (or their designee) from the Departments of Health, Military & Veterans’ Affairs, and Commerce

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