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Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Finance Committee Amendments - More Session Starting At 8AM Tomorrow

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They're offering a series of amendments that I can't find online.  They've passed them out, but can't really figure them out...

Sort of Restored HB 44 (Erin's Law) Testimony Done at Sen Finance

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Erin's Law public testimony is done.  Finance committee's changes returned the key parts of Erin's and Bree's Law - it'...

Finance Committee Rewrite of Erin's Law Has Big Improvements

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I'm at the public testimony for HB 44 Erin's Law. I wrote up a synopsis of an earlier post that argued that at least 2000 kids wou...
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Tuesday, June 09, 2015

A Meditation On Lying and Liars

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This is sort of an addendum to an earlier post that looked at different roles that legislators can play in committee meetings.  Trying to f...
Monday, June 08, 2015

"For the tomatoes, the clock is ticking" And Other Inspiring Stories From Fledge

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Fledge is an accelerator for startups that not only hope to make money, but also to make the world a better place.  I need to say right at ...

Corrected Post - Chris Dixon is NEXT Monday - Merchants of Doubt Today

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I mistakenly posted that Chris would be talking today.  It's next Monday.  So I'm reposting this with the changes.  Chris D...
Sunday, June 07, 2015

Perpetuating Our Myths of History

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I saw this tweet today and started to wonder: "To the thousands of young men who gave so much - Thank you. "The 6th June is n...
Saturday, June 06, 2015

University of Alaska President Search Part 1: The Cultural Conflict

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The members of the Board of Regents spend countless hours of their lives reading documents and going to meetings.  They make decisions that...
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Thursday, June 04, 2015

Roles Legislators Play: You Can't Tell the Players Without A Program

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Having spent a fair amount of my life at university committee meetings gives me a certain insight in how people behave at meetings.  There a...
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Wednesday, June 03, 2015

Spring Flowers And Bugs

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The thalictrum tends to attract aphid larvae (at least that's what I've thought they were but I'm having trouble findi...