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On August 10, 2017, I welcomed Governor Bill Walker and First Lady Donna Walker to Sitka for a bill signing event. I then traveled with them to Ketchikan for additional bill signings. It’s always a pleasure to have […]
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In Ketchikan the governor signed SB 33 which names the two ferries currently under construction at the state-owned shipyard. State law requires our ferries to be named after glaciers and the two new vessels will be named Tazlina […]
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At the Ketchikan Public Library with Deer Mountain in the background, Governor Walker signed SB 88 into law. This legislation completes a land transfer between the USFS and the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority. As I’ve stated before, […]
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On August 11th, I addressed the Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce. Most of my presentation focused on the state’s budget/fiscal position and why we need to transition to a POMV payout of the Permanent Fund. Read more here.