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27 Jan, 7 tweets, 3 min read
The Senate is underway. Currently reading across appointments, which serves as a reminder that Dunleavy appointed Kristie Babcock, wife of Tuckerman, to the Alaska Judicial Council.

#akleg #akgov

adn.com/alaska-news/20…
Watch: ktoo.org/gavel/video/20…

#akleg
The final item from the appointment updates:

"Letter dated January 26 stating the following appointee has withdrawn from consideration effective immediately: State Commission for Human Rights, Jamie Allard, Eagle River."

#akleg
Also, the governor has appointed former Fairbanks Republican Sen. Ralph Seekins to the Board of Regents.

#akleg
In special orders, Sen. Kiehl raises an issue with the appointment of Public Defender Samantha Cherot due to the how the legal battle over appointments crosses over with the requirement the appointment come from a list approved by the Alaska Judicial Council.

#akleg
Kiehl says, though, that he supports her and will plan on supporting her "barring some tremendous shock when it is appropriately and properly before us."

#akleg
The Senate is adjourned to 1030 Friday.

#akleg

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27 Jan
Aaaaaand we're off with the first Senate Judiciary Committee meeting of the 32nd Legislature with chair Sen. Lora Reinbold, a mask and election denier, rocking the clear face shield.

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Watch here: ktoo.org/360TV/
Background on why her spot is... problematic: midnightsunak.com/2021/01/25/sen…

#akleg
Reinbold says they'll be posting parts of the U.S. and Alaska constitutions on the wall: "Super important to recognize that it’s the supreme law of the land."

And then goes right into the covid health orders.

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27 Jan
The Senate Democrats press availability is underway.

Watch here: ktoo.org/360TV/

#akleg
Minority Leader Begich lays out some general priorities for the caucus: police reforms, substance abuse treatment, clean drinking water, protect Power Cost Equalization, strengthening education (K-12 and the university), oil and gas tax reform, AMHS, renewable energy.

#akleg
Sen. Kiehl: "We cannot continue the path taken by previous #akleg and #akgov of simply spending down our savings to fill that gap year after year."

Says new revenues and resolution on the PFD question are needed. "Without that, we will take this state over a cliff."
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27 Jan
Meanwhile, the Senate Finance Committee is already underway with an update on Alaska's oil production trends.

Watch: ktoo.org/gavel/video/20…
Docs: akleg.gov/basis/Meeting/…

#akleg
Been pretty distracted during the hearing, but interesting talk from Sen. von Imhof on the oil industry: "The goal for Alaska is for us to still support the oil industry as it’s our backbone. ... What is the state doing to help ensure that we reach" higher production?

#akleg
Says that renewable energy is on the way, but that it will take decades and that Alaska must continue to focus and support the oil industry "or we will be in the dark, literally and figuratively."

#akleg
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27 Jan
The Anchorage Assembly meeting is being live-streamed here: facebook.com/ANCMuniClerk/v…

#AnchAss (a name that my Fairbanks-y self came up with) or what appears to be the more preferred and shorter #ANCass? We need to decide!
Guys, this public testimony reminds me of high school.

It's lame.
Then again this is a crowd that once produced someone who said "We need to start living courageously instead of in cowering fear. We are all probably going to catch covid, some of us will die. It will be very sad."

#ancASS

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25 Jan
The House is underway. Just 34 members on the floor at the moment.

Watch: ktoo.org/gavel/video/20…

Senate underway, too: ktoo.org/gavel/video/20…

#akleg
Lt. Gov. Meyer: "Our only job today is to ask for nominators for Speaker Pro Tem for the House"

silence

Meyer: The only thing I can do up here is take nominations, I guess we could do a prayer again. That might help.

silence again

#akleg
House adjourns to 10 a.m. Wednesday.

#akleg
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6 Oct 20
The House State Affairs Committee is underway with a hearing with a former procurement officer. They're talking about some MORE fishy contracts inked by Administration Commissioner Kelly Tshibaka.

And no it's not the one @DermotMCole has been digging into.

#akleg
Docs: akleg.gov/basis/Meeting/…

Watch: akleg.gov/includes/_play…

#akleg
Speaking now, I believe, is Barry Jackson, Retired State Procurement Officer, who's looking at a contract Tshibaka is the project manager on. He's pointing out that the prior experience requirements are biased.

#akleg
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