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20 Sep, 6 tweets, 1 min read
In opposition to the Assembly's proposed mask mandate: "People are constantly picking their nose and touching stuff!"

#ancgov
"As a nurse, I always respected science but science…" something about the Bible.
Testifier who says the Assembly is ignoring the science: "Deaths are primarily among older people, such as myself. ... Back off the emotion."
Attorney dressed in camo says that they're all gonna get recalled if they approve the mask mandate because it's a separation of powers issue.
Should be noted that none of the testifiers mentioned above were wearing masks.
No real comments on it from the board. This hearing was just intended to get the measure introduced so it can be debated and acted upon at the Sept. 28 meeting.

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22 Sep
Dunleavy: "The goal was to make sure the system didn't collapse. ... Alaska's done a very good job."

He says the state's low death rate is evidence of the good job the state's done.

#akleg #akgov
Dunleavy then focuses a bunch on breakthrough cases: "The vaccinations aren't 100% foolproof, we know that now."

(We knew that then, dude)

#akgov
Dunleavy: "As society goes about their business, there's definitely an emergency going on in the hospitals."

He says the reason hospitals are overstrained is because of burnout akin to what every other industry has experienced in the pandemic.

#akgov
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20 Sep
Board's first question to Reudrich is about "Problematic drawing around southeast." Specifically because his proposal whole break up Saxman and Ketchikan.

The court has already said it's "impermissible" under prior attempts.
He says it's justified because the Saxman area is connected more with Sitka than Ketchikan.
Reudrich just says Southeast is hard to map because of its "extreme length and lack of width."

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6 Aug
Happening now. Oral arguments in AFN's lawsuit challenging the Dunleavy administration's expansion of the Constitutional Budget Reserve sweep to include the Power Cost Equalization program.

#akleg

Watch:
The key issue here is what is/isn't subject to the sweep. Previous decision said it has to be in the general fund AND available for appropriation by the #akleg.

Under a 2019 opinion by former AG Clarkson, Gov decided if it was LIKE the general fund, then it was the general fund.
Unsurprisingly, this hasn't been implemented equally across the board with a lot of questions about whether Clarkson's expanded understanding would also mean the Alaska Permanent Fund's earnings reserve account and several others should also be swept.

#akleg
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5 Aug
Out running an errand now, but the #akleg fiscal working group is underway with today’s hearing with Revenue Commissioner Lucinda Mahoney. Sounds like it’ll be more focus on the constitutional amendment (the one they’re gonna spend $250k on).

Watch here: akleg.gov/includes/_play…
Sounds like they’ve got some new fiscal model to debut today.

So far, Mahoney is talking about consistency in the size of the dividend… something that the PFD has never had (and also opposed by some far-right folks who few like it’d turn the PFD into an entitlement)
Sen. Hughes says maybe actually the PFD has been historically steady if you apply inflation.
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3 Aug
The #akleg join fiscal plan working group is underway. On today's agenda: ISER Director Ralph Townsend with a presentation about the economic impacts of taxes and PFD cuts.

Watch: akleg.gov/includes/_play…
Docs: akleg.gov/basis/get_docu… Image
Townsend says people get fixated on the number whenever an economist is before them. He says the focus should be on managing Alaska's resources:
-Human capital
-Private capital
-Public infrastructure
-Public financial assets (the Perm. Fund)
-Natural resources

#akleg
He says government is in large part balancing the good things (roads, infrastructure, services, education, etc) against the negative effects (like taxes).

"Good policy does make a difference in the long run. ... But anytime we make a change, it has short-run costs."
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5 Mar
In the House and Health and Social Services Committee, Phil Hofstetter of Petersburg Medical Center says they had more covid-19 cases following the expiration of the disaster declaration than they DURING THE REST OF THE PANDEMIC.

#akleg
He says that travelers started to ignore travel requirements and individuals started to ignore masking mandates, etc. Behavior was changing, he said, because there was no more public health emergency.

He says the hospital is at capacity for covid-19 treatment. #akleg
They've had to close schools after getting through the pandemic without having any significant closures.
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