{"id":44,"date":"2010-01-13T16:57:58","date_gmt":"2010-01-14T01:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bertstedman.com\/new\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2021-04-07T09:27:36","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T17:27:36","slug":"releases","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/bertstedman.com\/new\/?page_id=44","title":{"rendered":"Press Releases"},"content":{"rendered":"

2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

4\/7\/21 –  Ketchikan port revitalization project to begin, contract awarded<\/a><\/p>\n

2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

9\/15\/20 – Swan Lake Hydroelectric Expansion Utilized after Record Rainfall<\/a>
\n8\/24\/20 – Gravina Access Improvements Work to Begin, Final Bids Awarded<\/a>
\n8\/3\/20 – Senator Stedman Thanks U.S. Coast Guard for 230 Years of Service<\/a>
\n5\/20\/20 – Legislature Ratifies CARES Act Spending Plan<\/a>
\n3\/23\/20 – Senate Passes State Operating Budget with COVID-19 Response Funding<\/a>
\n3\/20\/20 –Legislative Leaders to Alaskans – Help is on the way<\/a>
\n3\/18\/20 – Legislature Provides Relief Funding for Coronavirus<\/a>
\n1\/16\/20 – <\/span>Sen. Stedman – Legislature Not to Blame for Marine Highway Woes<\/a><\/p>\n

2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

5\/14\/19 – Senate Repeals and Replaces SB 91<\/a>
\n5\/12\/19 – Statement from Sen. Stedman on Passing of Former Rep. Bill Williams<\/a>
\n5\/8\/19 – Senate Capital Budget Procures Funds for Ferry Service Repairs and Vessel Replacement<\/a> & Capital Budget Reinstates Funds for AMHS<\/a>
\n5\/1\/19 – Senate Approves State Operating Budget<\/a><\/p>\n

2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

7\/17\/18 – Sen. Stedman Sends Criminal Referral for Leak of Confidential Audit<\/a>
\n6\/28\/18 – Sen. Stedman Accepts Appointment to National Petroleum Council<\/a>
\n3\/28\/18 – Senate Urges Management of Sea Otters to Protect Shellfish<\/a>
\n1\/8\/18 – Stedman Lets Protect the Permanent Fund Guarantee a Dividend<\/a><\/p>\n

2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

11\/16\/17 – Stedman Land Grant Bill Signed into Law<\/a>
\n4\/13\/17 – Senate Approves Land Exchange to Allow for Timber Harvest<\/a>
\n4\/10\/17 – Senate Supports Petersburg Land Grant<\/a>
\n3\/10\/17 – Sen. Stedman Proposes Land Exchange to Allow for Timber Harvest<\/a>
\n2\/17\/17 – Senate Passes Bill to Protect Coastal Economies Save Public Funds<\/a>
\n2\/2\/17 – Sen. Stedmans Plan Guards Grows Alaskans Permanent Fund<\/a><\/p>\n

2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

7\/19\/16 – Senator Stedman Applauds Governor Walker<\/a>
\n4\/5\/16 – Vallenar Press Release 4.5.16<\/a>
\n3\/15\/16 – Shelter Cove Road Press Release<\/a><\/p>\n

2014<\/strong>
\n4\/25\/14 – Bill Passes Authorizing Financing for the Blue Lake Hydro Project, the Bokan-Dotson Ridge Project, and the Niblack Project<\/a>
\n4\/15\/14 – Legislature Passes Senate Bill 159<\/a>
\n3\/26\/14 –Senate Majority Members Optimistic About Court Decision to Uphold the Tongass National Forest Roadless Rule Exemption<\/a>
\n3\/26\/14 – Senate Approves Resolution to Acquire Tongass National Forest Land<\/a>
\n3\/26\/14 – Senate Unanimously Passes Bill Boosting Mining in SE Alaska<\/a>
\n3\/20\/14 – Labor & Commerce Committee Passes Bill with Provisions to Boost Southeast Alaska Economy<\/a>
\n3\/18\/14 – Senator Stedman Votes No on Gasline Bill<\/a>
\n2\/28\/14 – Senator Stedman’s SB 159 Passes the Senate<\/a>
\n2\/21\/14 – Senator Stedman Proposes Oil Tax Compromise<\/a>
\n2\/5\/14 – <\/strong>Senator Stedman introduces bill to keep AirCare medevac service available<\/a><\/p>\n

2013<\/strong>
\n4\/2\/13 – Five Senators Join to Create Coastal Caucus<\/a><\/p>\n

2012<\/strong>
\n4\/16\/12 – Senator Stedman Calls Legislative Session a Success<\/a>
\n4\/15\/12 – Legislature Passes FY2013 Capital Budget<\/a>
\n4\/11\/12 – FY2013 Capital Budget Fact Sheet<\/a>
\n4\/11\/12 – Senate Passes FY2013 Capital Budget<\/a>
\n4\/7\/12 – Senate Finance Committee Releases Capital Budget<\/a>
\n4\/4\/12 – Senate Ensures Savings Before Spending<\/a>
\n1\/20\/12 – Alaska Northern Waters Task Force Submits Recommendations<\/a>
\n1\/17\/12 – Senator Stedman Hires 2012 Session Staff<\/a><\/p>\n

2011<\/strong>
\n9\/19\/11 – Senator Stedman_Applauds_Alaska Class Ferry Decision<\/a>
\n4\/11\/11 – Capital Budget Bolsters Savings, Education, & Energy<\/a><\/p>\n

2010
\n<\/strong>8\/23\/10 – Northern Waters Task Force Appointees Announced<\/a>
\n4\/22\/10 – Legislature Transmits Gas Tax Decoupling Bill to Governor<\/a>
\n3\/30\/10 – Senate Passes Operating & Mental Health Budget Bills<\/a>
\n2\/26\/10 – Senate Bipartisan Working Group Members to Attend Energy Council Meetings<\/a>
\n1\/29\/10 – Stedman Introduces Bill to make Juneau Governor’s Duty Station<\/a>
\n1\/27\/10 – Stedman Supports Low-Speed Vehicle Choice in Communities<\/a>
\n1\/20\/10 – Senate Bipartisan Working Group Reacts to State of the State Address<\/a>
\n1\/19\/10 – Senate Bipartisan Working Group Outlines Goals for 2010 Legislative Session<\/a><\/p>\n

2009<\/strong>
\n9\/28\/09 – Stedman Vote Advances Trail Funding<\/a>
\n7\/17\/09 – State Senators Travel to Focus on Energy Issues<\/a>
\n6\/25\/09 – Stedman Studies Oil & Gas Fiscal Regimes<\/a>
\n4\/15\/09 – Legislative Leaders Ask Governor to Give CBR Management to Permanent Fund<\/a>
\n4\/11\/09 – Senate Passes Capital Budget Bill<\/a>
\n2\/27\/09 – Senator Stedman Proposes Long-term Energy Funding for Southeast Alaska<\/a><\/p>\n

2008<\/strong>
\n4\/13\/08 – Stedman Calls Session a Success<\/a>
\n3\/4\/08 – Stedman Preserves Sitka History<\/a>
\n2\/28\/08 – Stedman Advances Education Funding Bill<\/a>
\n2\/27\/08 – Stedman Moves Salmon Tax Credit Forward<\/a>
\n2\/20\/08 – Stedman Initiates Legislative Audit of Gravina Bridge<\/a><\/p>\n

2007
\n<\/strong>9\/21\/07 – Senator Stedman Dismayed by Administration’s Action to Sink Gravina Bridge<\/a>
\n8\/7\/07 – Senator Stedman Returns from International Energy Conference<\/a>
\n6\/29\/07 – Stedman Disappointed by Palin Capital Budget Vetoes<\/a>
\n5\/7\/07 – Finance Committee Passes Workforce Development Funds for Ketchikan<\/a>
\n3\/1\/07 – Stedman Applauds Palin’s Intertie Appropriation<\/a>
\n2\/16\/07 – Legislators Inspect Critical Hydroelectric Project<\/a><\/p>\n

2006
\n<\/strong>6\/1\/06 – Senator Bert Stedman Chosen for Prestigous Academy<\/a>
\n4\/27\/06 – Senator Stedman Questions House Commitment to Retirement Reform<\/a>
\n2\/14\/06 – Lawmakers Team-Up to Maintain Safe Harbors<\/a>
\n2\/6\/06 – Legislature Extends Salmon Tax Credit<\/a>
\n1\/19\/06 – Senator Stedman Appointed Chairman of Senate Community & Regional Affairs Committee<\/a><\/p>\n

2005
\n<\/strong>12\/2\/05 – Senator Stedman to Meet with Ketchikan Stakeholders<\/a>
\n11\/23\/05 – Senator Stedman Praises Appointment of Sitka Seniors Advocate<\/a>
\n11\/23\/05 – Senator Bert Stedman Goes Back to School<\/a>
\n7\/27\/05 – Public Employee Pension Reform Signed into Law<\/a>
\n4\/15\/10 – Shellfish Farming Legislation Going to Governor<\/a>
\n4\/11\/05 – Alaska Senate Passes Retirement Security Act<\/a>
\n3\/14\/05 – Retirement Security Act Introduced in State Senate<\/a>
\n1\/21\/05 – Senator Stedman Named to Key Committee for Gas Pipeline Contract<\/a><\/p>\n

2004<\/strong>
\n5\/14\/04 – Senator Stedman Successfully Concludes First Session<\/a>
\n3\/26\/04 – Senate Passes Bill to Stop Double Taxation<\/a>
\n3\/23\/04 – Senator Stedman to Address AMHS Move During Ketchikan Visit<\/a>
\n3\/19\/04 – Youth Courts Benefit from Bill<\/a>
\n1\/23\/04 – Senator Stedman Opens Juneau Office<\/a>
\n1\/19\/04 – Salmon Task Force Reccomends Legislation<\/a><\/p>\n

2003
\n<\/strong>12\/15\/03 – State Dollars Go To Sitka<\/a>
\n11\/20\/03 – Bert Stedman Sworn-In As Alaska’s Newest Senator<\/a><\/p>\n