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Both of Kodiak’s state-level representatives, Sen. Gary Stevens and Rep. Louise Stutes were guests on today’s edition of The Lowdown. Stevens and Stutes talked about measures passed by the Legislature last week that are heading to Gov. Mike Dunleavy for approval. “It helps evictions and foreclosures for Alaska’s experiencing financial hardships that are specifically related to COVID-19,” Stutes said. “It …

Kodiak Island’s last ferry of the season pulled away from the dock on Saturday, and there won’t be one returning until April. Aging vessels in need of repairs and cuts to the Alaska Marine Highway System budget have extended the service gap this year, making life for village residents more difficult in the meantime. M/V Tustumena crew finish last preparations …

Governor Dunleavy proposed a budget for the Fiscal Year 2021 last week. It relies heavily on state savings, and it leaves much of the balancing decision-making up to the legislature. “Pretty much the governor has placed it in our hands and said ‘Figure it out’,” said state Sen. Gary Stevens. Stevens represents a number of Gulf communities including Kodiak. Sen. …

More than 50 Kodiak residents gathered outside the Legislative Information Office on Thursday evening to protest Governor Mike Dunleavy’s budget line item vetoes. Some carried signs that read “save our state,” “45 override,” or “fund our future.” Both City Mayor Pat Branson and Borough Mayor Dan Rohrer were present to explain how the budget cuts would affect Kodiak and field …

Gary Stevens. Photo courtesy of Alaska State Legislature Kayla Desroches/KMXT Longtime Kodiak resident Republican Senator Gary Stevens will run for lieutenant governor in 2018. Stevens has spent almost 18 years in the Alaska legislature. Before that, he was a familiar face in Kodiak’s local government. He’s served as mayor of both the Kodiak Island Borough and the city of Kodiak …

Gary Stevens. Photo courtesy of Alaska State Legislature Kayla Desroches/KMXT In a shuffle of re-assigned positions, Sen. Gary Stevens will now take up the chairmanship of the Senate Education Committee. Recently, Republican Sen. Mike Dunleavy of Wasilla left the Senate Majority in protest of the direction the budget was going in and, as a result, lost seats on two committees. …

The State of Alaska has made the November 8th General Election results official. The certification Wednesday did not change the results in any of the races Kodiak residents voted on. Representative Louise Stutes is still returning to Juneau, even though her strongest challenger, Duncan Fields picked up six more votes since last week. The final vote totals for local races: …

Like almost everything, the cost of political campaigns are skyrocketing, with billions of dollars being spent in nationwide races. But here in Alaska House District 32, the total amount raised, much less spent, by all the candidates combined probably couldn’t buy a minute of national prime time TV advertising. Representative Louise Stutes, the incumbent Republican, has raised a total of …

Graphic by Jay Barrett/KMXT Kayla Desroches/KMXT Carrie Harris, from Homer, is running for senate for District P as a non-affiliated candidate, and she’s looking to knock off veteran Kodiak Republican Gary Stevens. Harris works in the Fish Factory and Auction Block in Homer, and has been a cab-driver, a police officer, and has worked for both the State of Alaska …

Gary Stevens. Photo courtesy of Alaska State Legislature If you google Gary Steven’s name, you’ll find a slew of articles about hall-of-famer, Gary L Stevens, a diminutive horse jockey with a long history of racing, and Alaska’s Senator Gary Stevens has also been in the saddle for quite a few years. And he wants to stay in the saddle. In …