Sen. Löki Gale Tobin and Mike Mason sit down with representatives from the ACLU of Alaska to discuss prison deaths, trans rights, and the politicization of criminal justice reform efforts.

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Sen. Löki Gale Tobin is joined by two 4th grade teachers from Soldotna to discuss the crisis in Alaska's public schools brought on by years of flat education funding. Kristie Cotroneo and Heather Baker are both teachers at the K-Beach Elementary School in Soldotna. Both Kristie and Heather testified on February 14 in front of the Senate Education Committee.

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Sen. Löki Gale Tobin recently spoke to school district officials from across Alaska about the historical struggle to establish a public education system open to all students.

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Reaction to Governor Dunleavy's State of the State speech from Rep. Andy Josephson, Rep. Genevieve Mina, and Sen. Löki Gale Tobin.

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Sen. Löki Gale Tobin discusses Senate Bill 140 and Mike Mason talks to former Alaska Teacher of the Year Marilyn Rosene from Dillingham.

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Sen. Löki Gale Tobin and Mike Mason discuss the start of the Alaska State Legislature's 2024 session with retired teacher turned lawmaker Rep. Sara Hannan from Juneau.

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Listen now (45 mins) | Sen. Löki Gale Tobin and Mike Mason discuss homelessness, religion, and politics with Reverend Matt Schultz from the First Presbyterian Church in Anchorage.

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March 7, 2023, was a tense and unscripted day in the office of Sen. Löki Gale Tobin. We wrap up season 1 with a look back at that day and hear how Sen. Tobin responded to events in real-time.

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Sen. Löki Gale Tobin and Mike Mason discuss the "Employee Free Speech Act" and the importance of unions with Patrick Fitzgerald, the Political Coordinator for Teamsters Local 959.

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Sen. Löki Gale Tobin and Mike Mason are joined by Sen. Cathy Giessel from Anchorage to talk about the 2023 legislative session and her work on pension reform for public sector workers in Alaska.

Please note that the audio quality of episode 18 is not the best. The podcast was recorded using Zoom and, as you can hear, Sen. Giessel's audio is often distorted. We will endeavor to improve the sound in future episodes.

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