Happy Valentines Day! I hope you spent some time with your loved ones. Remember today is Elizabeth Peratrovich Day. Just a couple of years ago, she was honored nationally for the first time. That’s fitting, since she was a key American civil rights leader and a great Alaskan.
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There have big developments over the last week with road and energy projects. The delayed phase 1b of the Cooper Landing Bypass is back in the STIP. Dirt work is slated to continue on the east side of the project this summer – moving the completion date up years sooner than 2032. To learn more about
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Happy Valentine’s Day! We hope your day includes time with loved ones and good chocolate.
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Dear friends and neighbors, My staff and I are all Alaskans who graduated from public school. Four of us graduated from Alaska public schools. Education funding is still front and center. The House and Senate majorities agree on almost all points but are still working to find alignment with the Governor’s office.
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I don’t know what to make of all the sunshine this weekend. But after a full week inside from the dark of morning to the dark of night, sunny days are my excuse for getting the newsletter out a couple of days late.
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Natural gas supply, the AKLNG project, and K-12 education are the big topics of discussion as the legislature ends its second full week of session. On Thursday morning, the Anchorage electric utility – Chugach Electric Association (CEA), Hilcorp, and Marathon announced the sale of the LNG export dock to Hilcorp and their intent to repurpose the
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The Dean Emeritus of the University of Alaska Anchorage Consortium Library joins Senator Tobin for discussion about reading, libraries, budget cuts, and book banning efforts across the country.
The Empty Office Podcast – Season 3, Episode 4 Read More »
While I’ve been settling in here in Juneau, I’ve been very invested in what’s going on at home. It was a stressful time for me, and I’m sure many of you, especially those of you who have children in elementary school, as we waited for Tuesday’s FSNB School Board meeting to find out which of our elementary schools would have to close.
Happy Black History Month! This year, the theme of Black History Month 2025 is “African Americans and Labor.”
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Dear friends and neighbors, The hot topic this week is education. Should a child’s ability to read depend on the price of a barrel of oil? I say no, it should not. Our Constitution requires the State to “maintain a system of public schools open to all children of the State…”
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