Tag Archives: Sen. Gary Stevens

  Alaska’s legislators did not have the votes needed on Wednesday to overturn the governor’s line-item vetoes. The largest cut was to the University of Alaska, which could devastate the university system, and have trickle down effects on Kodiak College. Kodiak Senator Gary Stevens spoke passionately in defense of university funding during Wednesday’s joint session of the House and Senate …

  The Alaska legislature has just a few days remaining in the 30-day special session called by Governor Mike Dunleavy. Much of the time has been spent on trying to figure out what the state should do with the Permanent Fund Dividend. And at this point, it is anyone’s guess what could happen with this year’s PFD checks. Governor Mike …

Kodiak residents can expect nothing when it comes to this year’s state Capital Budget. That section of the budget pays for big ticket items and has in the past helped, or totally paid for items such as roads, road repairs, schools, harbor facilities and the like. But both Kodiak Senator Gary Stevens and House Representative Louise Stutes say the proposed …

Dozens of local residents spoke at Saturday town hall Kodiak residents largely opposed Governor Dunleavy’s proposed budget Many concerned  a large PFD comes at the cost of losing vital public services   Kodiak residents raise their hands in favor of a minimum PFD at a town hall meeting on the governor’s proposed budget on March 30, 2019. (Photo courtesy Nils …

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. …

Jay Barrett/KMXT A couple of weeks ago Alaska Governor Sean Parnell declared his desire to see the bi-partisan coalition in the state senate broken up, and vowed to work to elect more Republicans who side with him on oil issues. Currently, there are 10 Republicans and 10 Democrats in the senate, and for the last half-dozen years many of them …

Ellen Lockyer/KSKA Senate President Gary Stevens of Kodiak hosted the Alaska Rocket and Space Summit at the Anchorage legislative information office Thursday. The day long session featured presentations from representatives of successful aerospace enterprises in Florida and Utah, and from Alaska agencies like the state Department of Transportation and the Alaska Aerospace Corporation. In trying to catch up with the …