I was honored to visit with Dr. Anupma Prakash, Provost at UA Fairbanks, at the CTC celebration of 50 years of community & industry partnerships. Huge majority of students that choose to receive training at UAF CTC remain in Alaska and join the workforce here. #akleg #UAFSTRONG

Held a great listening session at Raven Landing Senior Community Saturday. The complex & its residents are in the heart of District 31. I spoke with so many amazing long-time Fairbanks seniors who continue to contribute to our community with their knowledge & experience. #akleg

Want to hear about the operating budget? Care to read about our exciting week at the #akleg ? Read Maxine’s Message: bit.ly/3VLHYoE

Watch to see who stands up for our families this week—for significant education funding increases, for childcare support, for innovative early childhood education, and for programs that will make energy & housing more affordable for Alaskans. Ktoo.org/gavel. #akleg

I was proud to support 2 key amendments to the operating budget today. One providing an increase of $480,000 for free and reduced lunches support for our children who need it & more than $8.9 million in bonus funding for our k-3 students for reading instructional support #akleg

Sunday @ McCafferty’s 10am — 11:30am. Come enjoy a cup of coffee and a snack on me. Get an update on recent budget actions, capital projects in the Fairbanks area, & the other pending legislation. Share your ideas. Drop in anytime during this timeframe Sunday Morning. #akleg

I had an amazing visit with former UAF Chancellor, Marshall Lind. He served as chancellor at UAF from 1999 to 2005. Before that he served 12 years in charge of University of Alaska Southeast!! This amazing Alaskan also served as Alaska’s Education Commissioner 1972-1983. #akleg

Back in Fairbanks on an amazing day! Got to run the first 5k of the season! The Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra Beat Beethoven race is in the books. I was able to finish the 5k race before the end of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony! Looking forward to a great summer of running! #akleg

Care for an update on education funding or the importance of an improved retirement for our public safety employees & educators ? Check out Maxine’s Message: conta.cc/43ZBVPn

36 hrs until adjournment time! I will focus on advocating for my top priorities including substantially increasing education funding, lowering the cost of energy for Alaskans, and improving efforts at recruiting/retaining our public safety & education workforce. Buckle up! #akleg

AK Legislature has adjourned sine die! Care to read about the FY25 budget & what transpired over the last days? Check out Maxine’s Message at: bit.ly/4aniUbh sine die literally means to adjourn “without a day.” For lawmakers, it signifies "time to go home." #akleg

Adopting BBCE, broad based categorical eligibility, was a major legislative goal of mine. Thank you Rep. Genevieve Mina for your hard work! #akleg Alaska lawmakers expand food stamp program with goal of preventing hunger, application backlogs alaskabeacon.com/2024/05/16/ala… via Alaska Beacon

Thanks to the 1000s of educators across Alaska who have worked tirelessly for months. I know firsthand how stressful your jobs are in the face of criticism from those who don’t understand the difficulties of your mission. You’re doing a great job. Alaskans appreciate you! #akleg

At the AMA Summer kick-off BBQ. Responsible mining is a key part of our economy in the Interior. My grandfather first emigrated from Sweden to be a miner long before Alaska was a state. Mining employs Alaskans & will provide economic returns for our state for generations. #akleg

Out here braving the smoke for the #Fairbanks Mutt Matchers walk with my Representative Representative Maxine Dibert Scott Kawasaki just took my mask off for the pic!

Hint: I tricked the Bird App once and it told me my call was Common Raven 😂