Senator Kawasaki Newsletter Archive

Date	Title
March 13, 2025	Education, Wildfires and Layoffs
March 7, 2025	Oil Revenue and the Funding Freeze
Feb. 28, 2025	Farmed Fish, 504 Lawsuit, the Board of Regents, Museum Grant Bill and Fairbanks Events
Feb. 25, 2025	Public Testimony Tomorrow!
Feb. 20, 2025	Agriculture, Eavesdropping and Fairbanks Events
Feb. 8, 2025	Comment on FNSB School Board’s Decision, Denali, Home Energy Ratings and Fairbanks Events
Jan. 25, 2025	First Week in Juneau, Representative Highlights, Free Legal Aid
Jan. 10, 2025	Heading to Juneau, FNSB 20 Year Comprehensive Plan, PFD, AKleg.gov

Date	Title
Nov. 27, 2024	Coalitions, Committees, Christmas Trees and More!
Nov. 12, 2024	Post Election Update, Veterans Day and More!
Sept. 19, 2024	Important Bills and Vetoes, Local Elections and More!
Aug. 27, 2024	Trainor Gate Safety, Alaska’s Defense and More!
Aug. 9, 2024	Back-to-School, Milestones and More!
July 23, 2024	Juneau Note: Headlines, Miss Alaska, Fair Time and More!
July 1, 2024	Juneau Note: Wildfires, The Budget and Correspondence Schools
June 18, 2024	Juneau Note: Last E-News…For a Little While!
June 6, 2024	Juneau Note: Chats with Legislators, Festival Fun, Juneteenth and More!
May 24, 2024	Juneau Note: First Week Home and Busy Summer!
May 17, 2024	Juneau Note: Session Adjourned ‘Sine Die:’ a Finalized Budget Early?!
May 10, 2024	Juneau Note: Last 5 days of Session! Omnibussing, Appointees, Mothers Day and More!
April 30, 2024	Juneau Note: Heavy Haul Trucking, ALS, Prop A and More!
April 22, 2024	Juneau Note: Education, Potholes, Keeping Healthy and More!
April 8, 2024	Juneau Note: Hope for Schools, Budget Troubles, Polaris & More!
March 28, 2024	Juneau Note: Serving Those Who Serve, ALS Awareness, Lowering Veto Threshold and More!
March 19, 2024	Juneau Note: Veto Sustained, Revenue Forecast, Helping the Military and More!
March 12, 2024	Juneau Note: DEADLINE APPROACHING! EO Results, Take Money OUT of Politics!
March 7, 2024	Juneau Note: Coming Home, EOs, What Happens to Education? Testimony & More!
Feb. 29, 2024	Juneau Note: Education is in the Governors Court, DST on the Horizon & More!
Feb. 23, 2024	Juneau Note: BSA Increase, Senior Benefits Extended, Theater and More!
Feb. 8, 2024	Juneau Note: TESTIFY TODAY!
Feb. 3, 2024	Juneau Note: State of the State, Coming Home, Bills on the Move and more!
Jan. 17, 2024	Juneau Note: Off to a Rocky Start, Let Me Hear You and The Future of Education!
Dec. 29, 2023	Juneau Note: Ready for Next Session! Mail Price Increase, Safety and More!
Dec. 22, 2023	Juneau Note: The Budget, Senior Benefits, Town Hall and More!
Dec. 6, 2023	Juneau Note: Legislative Open House, Education Outcomes, Grant Wishes & More!
Nov. 15, 2023	Juneau Note: Helping Hands, School Support & Tax Relief, a New Bill & More!
Oct. 20, 2023	Juneau Note: Paging all Hard Workers! Jobs in the Capitol, Seafood and More!
Oct. 12, 2023	Juneau Note: Happy Pedestrian Awareness Month! Local Chess Tournament, Tobacco Tax & More!
Sept. 28, 2023	Juneau Note: Winter is Coming! The PFD, Elections, and More!
Sept. 8, 2023	Juneau Note: Microreactor, Port of Alaska, Weatherization and More!
Aug. 29, 2023	Juneau Note: Mahn Cho, School Starts, Door Knocking and More!
July 24, 2023	Juneau Note: Responding to the AG, Local Events and more!
July 5, 2023	Juneau Note: Budget Vetoes, License Plates, Helping Neighbors and More!
May 23, 2023	Juneau Note: Session 1 Done! Bill updates, Budget and Wrap Up
May 2, 2023	Juneau Note: AAPI Month, Graduations and More!
April 19, 2023	Juneau Note: Budget, Work zone Awareness, Bills and More!
April 13, 2023	Juneau Note: Town Hall, PFAS, Construction and More!
April 6, 2023	Juneau Note: Committees Moving, Asian Appreciation, Easter and More!
March 28, 2023	Juneau Note: Mining in our Backyard, BSA Increase, Revenue and More!
March 21, 2023	Juneau Note: Spring time in Juneau, Public Testimony, and more!
March 15, 2023	Juneau Note: Noyes Slough Bridge Retirement, Willow and Protecting Alaskans
March 9, 2023	Juneau Note: Education, Retirement and Elections
Feb. 24, 2023	Juneau Note: Session’s a Third of the Way Through!
Feb. 15, 2023	Juneau Note: Peratrovich Day, PFD Application Open, I’m Coming to Fairbanks, and more!
Jan. 27, 2023	Juneau Note: I’m in Juneau with a New Senate Majority

Date	Title
Aug. 23, 2022	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Chena Wayside Opens… For Real This Time
Aug. 18, 2022	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Schools ‘In’ for Winter!
July 29, 2022	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Chena Wayside Opens
July 15, 2022	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Voter Registration and an Early PFD?
June 28, 2022	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Governor Dunleavy and His Veto Pen
May 23, 2022	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: That’s a Wrap!
May 11, 2022	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: What’s in the Tur-duck-en?
May 3, 2022	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Teacher Appreciation Week and Goodbye Joy!
April 13, 2022	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: The House Passed a Budget, Now its the Senate’s Turn
March 22, 2022	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Open Legislative Office Hours this Saturday
March 15, 2022	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: PFD Debate this Saturday
Feb. 25, 2022	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Constituent Meeting TOMORROW
Feb. 16, 2022	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: 30th day of Session
Jan. 24, 2022	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: School Closure Town Hall TOMORROW
Jan. 18, 2022	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: First Day of Session and my Legislation
Jan. 11, 2022	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Snowpocalypse Recovery and PFD Application Open
Dec. 27, 2021	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Snowpocalypse
Dec. 21, 2021	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Happy Solstice, the Governors Budget and School Consolidations
Nov. 22, 2021	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: New Senate District and Happy Thanksgiving
Nov. 3, 2021	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Swing and a Miss, the Fourth Special Session
Oct. 19, 2021	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Special Session Four and COVID Positive
Sept. 15, 2021	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Special Session Redux Edition
Aug. 10, 2021	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: School Year Starting and Federal Infrastructure Investment
July 28, 2021	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Public Testimony for the Fiscal Plan Working Group and the Fair is here
July 6, 2021	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Shutdown Averted and the Governors Vetoes
June 17, 2021	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: The Budget Passes and the First Special Session is Over
May 21, 2021	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Final Day, Budget and Special Session
May 6, 2021	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Two Week Countdown, The PFD, Voter Rights at Stake and Thank Your Mom!
April 8, 2021	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Day 80: Operating & Mental Health Budgets, Federal Economic Relief and More
March 4, 2021	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Vaccine Eligibility Expanded, Bill Progress, K-12 Budget Update & More!
Feb. 22, 2021	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: An Organized House, Public Testimony Hearings & Interior Delegation News
Feb. 16, 2021	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Elizabeth Peratrovich Day, Emergency Disaster Update & Public Testimony Opportunities
Feb. 9, 2021	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Legislative Update, Vaccine Rollout & Pick Click Give!
Feb. 1, 2021	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Committee Updates, K-12 Funding & Legislative Priorities
Jan. 19, 2021	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Back to Juneau: The 32nd Legislature Commences!

Date	Title
Dec. 31, 2020	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Happy New Year! Budget & Revenue, Federal Stimulus and Vaccine Distribution
Dec. 16, 2020	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Happy Holidays! Schools Opening, Vaccine Distribution and the Governor’s Budget
Nov. 25, 2020	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Happy Thanksgiving, Vaccine Update & Election Roundup
Nov. 20, 2020	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Covid-19 Update, Testing Locations and Kiwanis Tree Fundraiser!
Sept. 11, 2020	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Remembering 9/11, Preparing for Winter & Absentee Voting
Aug. 4, 2020	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: K-12 Smart Start, 2020 Census & Vote by Mail
June 4, 2020	Sen. Kawasaki’s Summer Newsletter
May 20, 2020	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Adjournment: COVID Relief, Small Business Resources & Vote By Mail
April 8, 2020	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Governor’s Vetoes & COVID-19 Update
April 2, 2020	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: COVID-19 Emergency Legislation & Budget Overview
March 22, 2020	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Health Mandates, COVID-19 Update & Legislative Actions
March 17, 2020	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: COVID-19 Coronavirus Update & Prohibition Mandate
March 13, 2020	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Session Update: Coronavirus, Economic Forecast and the PFD
March 3, 2020	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Day 43: Coronavirus, University, PFD and Budget Updates
Feb. 25, 2020	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Day 35: Title 4 Overhaul, Supplemental PFD Proposal & Alaska State Lottery
Feb. 20, 2020	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Public Testimony Opportunity – FY21 Operating Budget
Feb. 10, 2020	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Day 21: Committees, Supplemental Budget and My Upcoming Townhall
Feb. 3, 2020	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Day 14: Changes to the Interior Delegation and Recent Developments
Jan. 20, 2020	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Session 2020 – Hitting the Ground Running!
Dec. 31, 2019	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Happy New Year! Looking Back on 2019 & Forward to 2020
July 16, 2019	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Override Failed. Now What Happens Next?
July 8, 2019	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Back to Juneau – Special Session and Veto Override Vote
June 14, 2019	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Post Special Session Update
May 24, 2019	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Special Session Update & Memorial Day
May 16, 2019	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Special Session Update
May 10, 2019	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: The Final Countdown: Capital Budget, JASC and SB 11
May 2, 2019	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Senate Passes Budget with Full Dividend
April 15, 2019	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Legislative Day 91 – What’s Next?
April 8, 2019	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Budget Public Testimony and Town Hall!
April 2, 2019	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Senior Benefits, Fisheries Access & Support for Children
March 28, 2019	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Budget Update, Bill Hearings & Ethics Reform
March 22, 2019	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Sunday Meeting & Public Testimony Mon-Thurs!
March 20, 2019	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Budget Presentations & Pre-K in Committee
March 13, 2019	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: District Town Hall on March 16
March 7, 2019	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Meet Me in Fairbanks this Week!
Feb. 27, 2019	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Tomorrow: Public Testimony on PFD Supplemental
Feb. 22, 2019	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Governor and Legislators Need to Hear from You!
Feb. 14, 2019	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Dunleavy Budget Harms Alaskan Families
Feb. 5, 2019	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: PFDs, Crime Reform & Agency Overviews
Jan. 31, 2019	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Proposed Cuts to Public Safety & Education
Jan. 21, 2019	Sen. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: The Senate is Open for Business!

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March 13, 2025

March 7, 2025

Feb. 28, 2025

Feb. 25, 2025

Feb. 20, 2025

Feb. 8, 2025

Jan. 25, 2025

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Nov. 27, 2024

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Aug. 23, 2022

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July 15, 2022

June 28, 2022

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Dec. 27, 2021