With the first session of the 34th Alaska State Legislature finished, it is time for the office to head back home to Fairbanks for the interim until we are called back to Juneau next January. This is a time for the office to regroup from the fast pace of Juneau, strategize our next moves for the second year of the session and interact with our constituency. It would be our pleasure to talk with all of you through email or over the phone, and I encourage you to schedule an in-person meeting with me.

The First Session of the 34th Legislature ended Tuesday afternoon with little applause or fanfare as the conference committee budget was passed along with a few undebated and uncontroversial bills. I’ll highlight the legislation that passed in the last few days before signing off to relocate back in district by the end of this week.