"Selfie" with the Governor
This week seems to have gone by in a blur as we head into the second half of the session. Things are be speeding up and moving right along. I spent much time on the phone with Alaskan citizens about SJR9 School Vouchers that the Governor is really trying to push. A vast majority are against allowing moneys for private institutions. It was supposed to be heard on the Senate floor last Wednesday but they postponed and it hasn't been heard yet. Many suspect that SJR9 would pull money further away from education in rural locations that are already suffering.
This week I went to a lunch and learn and learned more about Unmanned Aircrafts at University of Alaska Fairbanks. They are starting a vast array of different projects such as counting sea lions and seals, scouting fires and volcanoes, simulating search and rescue missions, counting fish in streams, researching the arctic, etc. They believe that they get an even more accurate count on wildlife then planes and helicopters because the small unmanned aircrafts are much more quiet and less visible. They are also able to fly in areas with high risk levels to manned aircraft without putting peoples lives in danger.
My sister Heather came to visit this week! She came during her spring break to visit family and hang out with me in the Capitol. I got her introduced on the Senate floor and brought her with me to Judiciary committee and then sent her off the Health and Social Services committee. We also attended a couple of interesting Lunch and Learns.
I ended the week by attending the last day of the Native Studies Conference. I got to learn a lot about different Native programs/ideas/concepts around Alaska that I can possibly use in the future. I also watched a Tlingit/Haida dance performance. At the end the host called all the men in the audience to learn how to dance and amazingly ALL of the twenty-five or so men from the audience participated! It shows how great the Juneau community is and that they get involved.
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