Dear friends and neighbors, Special Session – Day 28 Needless to say, I’m here in the rain forest of Juneau. Twice a day meetings continue for Senate Finance. House members have taken a break to go home but are coming back again for last day or two.
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On May 19, the Governor called the Alaska Legislature into a Special Session to continue work on the Alaska LNG Project. The Special Session officially began on May 21. The focus of the session is House Bill 381, relating to local contributions to public school funding, municipal property tax relief, reporting requirements for natural gas
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Today, I am in Juneau for the special session focused on the gas line. On Friday the House passed its version of the gas line bill and that bill is now under consideration in the Senate Finance Committee and will soon be under consideration on the Senate Floor. The special session is scheduled to end on Friday June 19 after which I will fully relocate back to Fairbanks for the summer.
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Dear friends and neighbors, Special Session – Day 22 Gas Pipeline – only special session topic Meetings this week of House Finance and Senate Finance both in Juneau. Meeting summaries are located in newsletter section below.
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Hello – I am writing from Juneau, where the Legislature is in special session to work on one of the most important decisions Alaska has faced in years: changing our oil and gas property tax law to help make the Alaska LNG pipeline project happen.
On the Kenai: Special Session Update for June 6, 2026 Read More »
Dear Friends and Neighbors, The special session on the gasline has reached the halfway point. Here is a quick update and some upcoming events in the district.
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Dear friends and neighbors, Special Session – Day 15 Gas Pipeline – only special session topic Meetings this week of House Finance (Anchorage), and Senate Finance in (Juneau). Meeting summaries are located in newsletter section below.
More Gas Pipeline, Cooper Landing Bridge Installation, and lots more! Read More »
This week the State Senate is considering SB 200, a bill to expand the mandatory agricultural exemption on property taxes beyond goods for human and animal consumption. This bill would extend property tax subsidies to horse farms, peony farms, and commercial greenhouses producing things other than food, and is supported primarily by senators from Kenai and the Matsu Borough.
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Hello – The Legislature adjourned its regular legislative session last week, concluding the second year of the 34th Alaska Legislature. This year my staff and I worked on a number of bills and issues that would benefit Kenai Peninsula residents.
On the Kenai: Legislative Session Wrap-Up Read More »
Dear friends and neighbors, Special Session – Day 8 Gas Pipeline – only special session topic Meetings this week of House Finance (Anchorage), and Senate Finance in (Juneau). Meeting summaries located in newsletter section below.
Special Session Gas Pipeline, and lots more! Read More »
