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The Latest with Senator Löki Gale Tobin tries to unpack what’s happening in the Alaska State Legislature by shedding light on why things are the way they are.

The Anchorage Daily News published Senator Tobin’s commentary about the UA Board of Regents unwillingness to rescind nor revise their anti-inclusion motion.

For this episode of the podcast, Senator Tobin has a great conversation with Zac Clark, the new Director of Alumni and Community Engagement for the University of Alaska Anchorage.

Senate Bill 203 strengthens public safety and complements existing federal statutes that prohibit machine guns and conversion parts in Alaska.

Senator Tobin is joined by Mindy O’Neall, the Mayor of Fairbanks, for a discussion about community planning, housing, and how the state and federal governments are shifting costs to local taxpayers.

Senator Tobin is joined by Representatives Mina and Hall to talk about the $1.3 billion in federal funding coming to Alaska through the Rural Health Transformation Program.

The Legislature continues its hearings on the Rural Health Transformation Program and Senator Tobin introduces Indigenous Education for All legislation in the Senate Education Committee.

Senator Tobin welcomes two health care professionals to the podcast to discuss the intersection of health care and politics.

Veteran Alaska journalist Larry Persily returns to The Empty Office Podcast for a deep-dive into the Alaska LNG project and the proposal to import LNG into Alaska.

The second week of the second session of the 34th Alaska State Legislature is underway.