Su Valley Voice: Government Check-in and Education Funding
The third Thursday of the month is our monthly Government Check-in show. In this episode we heard brief updates from Upper Susitna Valley Community Councils and Borough Mayor DeVries.
The third Thursday of the month is our monthly Government Check-in show. In this episode we heard brief updates from Upper Susitna Valley Community Councils and Borough Mayor DeVries. Alaska State Senator Mike Shower and Representative McCabe join by phone to give their own respective updates on work they are doing as the legislative session winds down. In the second half of the show the focus is on education and the way it is funded. We hear an audio clip from Mat Su Borough School Board Member for District 7, Ted Swanson.
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Still curious? Here are some handy links to connect you to the topics and organizations related to this episode of Su Valley Voice: Monthly Government Check-in & Education Funding
Mat Su Borough Community Councils
- Trapper Creek – meets the third Thursday of the month, 6:30pm
- Talkeetna – 1st Monday of the month, 7pm
- Chase – meets quarterly
- Susitna – 1st Thursday of the month, 7pm
- Willow – 1st Wednesday of month, 7pm
Alaska Senate District O – Senator Mike Shower
907-376-3370
Alaska House District 30 – Representative Kevin McCabe
907-376-2679
Representative.Kevin.McCabe@akleg.gov
Mat-Su Borough Mayor Edna DeVries
907-861-8682
Mat Su District 7 – Assemblyman Ron Bernier
907-354-7877
MSBSD – School Board Member Ted Swanson, District 7
theodore.swanson@matsuk12.us
United States Congressional Switchboard
202-224-3121
Senator Lisa Murkowski
907-373-6532
202-224-6665
Senator Dan Sullivan
907-357-9956
202-224-3004
senator_sullivan@sullivan.senate.gov
Representative Nick Begich
907-921-6575
202-225-5765
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