Bill Wielechowski
@wielechowski.bsky.social
State Senator, Alaska
Trump is not appealing the Court decisions and is going to restart SNAP benefits, probably by Wednesday
Treasury Secretary Bessent says SNAP food benefits could restart by Wednesday
SNAP food benefits could restart as early as Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday.
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November 2, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Trump is not appealing the Court decisions and is going to restart SNAP benefits, probably by Wednesday
BREAKING NEWS: Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to fund SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using contingency funds during the government shutdown.
October 31, 2025 at 6:44 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to fund SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using contingency funds during the government shutdown.
I don’t know Mr. Cox and I look forward to learning more in his confirmation hearings. According to the Alaska Bar Association he just became an attorney in AK 3 months ago & according to Division of Elections he was not registered to vote in Alaska as of May 2025 alaskabeacon.com/2025/08/28/a...
Alaska Gov. Dunleavy picks former Texan U.S. Attorney for new state attorney general | Alaska Beacon
Stephen Cox, a member of the Federalist Society, would face a legislative confirmation vote in the spring from state lawmakers.
alaskabeacon.com
August 29, 2025 at 3:43 AM
I don’t know Mr. Cox and I look forward to learning more in his confirmation hearings. According to the Alaska Bar Association he just became an attorney in AK 3 months ago & according to Division of Elections he was not registered to vote in Alaska as of May 2025 alaskabeacon.com/2025/08/28/a...
On the eve of the Trump/Putin summit, Gov. Dunleavy just posted this. Governor, are you ok? Has your account been hacked?
August 15, 2025 at 6:25 AM
On the eve of the Trump/Putin summit, Gov. Dunleavy just posted this. Governor, are you ok? Has your account been hacked?
President Trump said during his presidential campaign, “Starting on Day 1, we will end inflation and make America affordable again.” Do you think things are more affordable or is this just fake news?
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The vast majority of US adults are stressed about grocery costs, an AP-NORC poll finds
A new poll finds the vast majority of U.S. adults are feeling some stress about the cost of groceries, as prices continue to rise and concerns about the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs rema...
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August 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
President Trump said during his presidential campaign, “Starting on Day 1, we will end inflation and make America affordable again.” Do you think things are more affordable or is this just fake news?
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Massive 8.7 earthquake off Russia
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8.7 magnitude earthquake near Russia prompts tsunami alerts in California, Alaska and Hawaii
Tsunami alerts were issued for Alaska and Hawaii on Tuesday after a major, 8.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia, according to officials.
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July 30, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Massive 8.7 earthquake off Russia
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“The Governor has asked house minority members to not show up for the first five days of the special session to prevent his vetoes to be overturned in the special session,” spokesperson for Dunleavy, Jeff Turner, said in a statement
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Dunleavy tells Republicans to skip part of special session to prevent veto overrides
Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced Wednesday morning a special session would be called to debate the topics of education reform and the creation of a Department of Agriculture.
www.alaskasnewssource.com
July 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
“The Governor has asked house minority members to not show up for the first five days of the special session to prevent his vetoes to be overturned in the special session,” spokesperson for Dunleavy, Jeff Turner, said in a statement
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Teacher housing has been a big problem in rural Alaska. In response the Legislature passed HB 174 which allows rural school districts to seek funding for teacher housing through the regional educational attendance area and small municipal school district school fund.
Gov Dunleavy vetoed this bill
Gov Dunleavy vetoed this bill
June 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Teacher housing has been a big problem in rural Alaska. In response the Legislature passed HB 174 which allows rural school districts to seek funding for teacher housing through the regional educational attendance area and small municipal school district school fund.
Gov Dunleavy vetoed this bill
Gov Dunleavy vetoed this bill
This year the Legislature passed SB 39, a bill to ban predatory lending schemes that saw some payday lenders charge interest rates of over 500%. It was supported by Food Bank of Alaska, Alaska Children’s Trust, AARP and YWCA Alaska.
Gov. Dunleavy just vetoed it.
Gov. Dunleavy just vetoed it.
June 26, 2025 at 2:59 AM
This year the Legislature passed SB 39, a bill to ban predatory lending schemes that saw some payday lenders charge interest rates of over 500%. It was supported by Food Bank of Alaska, Alaska Children’s Trust, AARP and YWCA Alaska.
Gov. Dunleavy just vetoed it.
Gov. Dunleavy just vetoed it.
In another hit to Anchorage education funding, Anchorage School District just received word that due to President Trump's cancellation of a grant previously approved, the ASD will be losing $11,712,538 million in funding that was to be used for computers & technology skill training for students
June 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
In another hit to Anchorage education funding, Anchorage School District just received word that due to President Trump's cancellation of a grant previously approved, the ASD will be losing $11,712,538 million in funding that was to be used for computers & technology skill training for students
After President Biden blocked this deal, and President Trump opposed it on the campaign trail, Pres. Trump has now reversed course and allowed US Steel, once America’s biggest company, to go under 100% foreign ownership
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Iconic US Steel now 100% owned by Japan’s Nippon Steel, despite past Trump opposition | CNN Business
Nippon Steel has finalized its deal to buy 100% of US Steel, the iconic steelmaker that was once the world’s most valuable company and a cornerstone of American industrial might.
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June 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
After President Biden blocked this deal, and President Trump opposed it on the campaign trail, Pres. Trump has now reversed course and allowed US Steel, once America’s biggest company, to go under 100% foreign ownership
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More Dunleavy veto shenanigans
June 18, 2025 at 5:13 AM
More Dunleavy veto shenanigans
Mysteriously, tax settlements have dropped by hundreds of millions of dollars under Dunleavy. Several months ago a former Dunleavy Deputy Commissioner wrote that he was told “point blank” he was “expected to violate statute to enrich oil companies on public money they weren't legally entitled to.”
Of note — The amount of money deposited in the state’s main rainy-day fund from so-called tax and royalty settlements dropped from $281 million in 2020 to just $3.1 million in 2024, according to documents from the Department of Revenue. #akleg
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More: alaskapublic.org/news/politic...
Gov. Dunleavy vetoes bill strengthening oversight of oil tax collection
Backers of the bill say it’s an effort to get to the bottom of why certain types of oil tax revenue have fallen precipitously in recent years.
alaskapublic.org
June 17, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Mysteriously, tax settlements have dropped by hundreds of millions of dollars under Dunleavy. Several months ago a former Dunleavy Deputy Commissioner wrote that he was told “point blank” he was “expected to violate statute to enrich oil companies on public money they weren't legally entitled to.”
Since the “oil situation has deteriorated” maybe it’s time to cut back on the $655 million in oil tax credits, the $500 million in oil tax subsidies for the Willow project (for which AK gets zero royalties) and the $120 million to a single Texas oil billionaire due to a loophole
Gov. Dunleavy has cut the Legislature’s education funding increase by $200 per student.
“The oil situation has deteriorated," he said.
“The oil situation has deteriorated," he said.
Dunleavy cuts Legislature’s education funding increase by $200 per student
The reduction in education funding is one of more than $100 million in budget reductions Dunleavy made using his line-item veto power.
alaskapublic.org
June 13, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Since the “oil situation has deteriorated” maybe it’s time to cut back on the $655 million in oil tax credits, the $500 million in oil tax subsidies for the Willow project (for which AK gets zero royalties) and the $120 million to a single Texas oil billionaire due to a loophole
Wow! The students and faculty at West High just made the best possible argument in support of the arts in our schools with their amazing, sold out performance of Hadestown at the Performing Arts Center last night. Well done!
April 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Wow! The students and faculty at West High just made the best possible argument in support of the arts in our schools with their amazing, sold out performance of Hadestown at the Performing Arts Center last night. Well done!
Great coverage of the SCorp loophole that costs Alaska $120 million every year
April 3, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Great coverage of the SCorp loophole that costs Alaska $120 million every year
Many are asking what the impacts are of the Executive Order to dismantle the Department of Education. It’s not entirely clear, but the impacts would greatly impact special education programs, low and moderate income families and those federal student loans and grants for college and career training
March 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Many are asking what the impacts are of the Executive Order to dismantle the Department of Education. It’s not entirely clear, but the impacts would greatly impact special education programs, low and moderate income families and those federal student loans and grants for college and career training
77% of Alaskans support closing S-Corp loophole that costs Alaska over $100 million per year
March 15, 2025 at 5:41 PM
77% of Alaskans support closing S-Corp loophole that costs Alaska over $100 million per year
Recent polling on issues in Alaska
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Oil Taxes, Rural Subsistence, Public School Funding: These Are a Few of Alaska Voters’ Favorite Things
Alaska voters, especially parents, support the majority caucus’s push for a broad increase in per-student funding.
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March 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Recent polling on issues in Alaska
www.dataforprogress.org/memos/2025/3...
www.dataforprogress.org/memos/2025/3...
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🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 to @wielechowski.bsky.social's mentee for their excellent and thorough presentation as to why cell phones should not be allowed in schools.
The kids are definitely all right. #akleg
(Personally, I am not a huge fan of cell phone bans, but this young person almost has me convinced)
The kids are definitely all right. #akleg
(Personally, I am not a huge fan of cell phone bans, but this young person almost has me convinced)
March 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 to @wielechowski.bsky.social's mentee for their excellent and thorough presentation as to why cell phones should not be allowed in schools.
The kids are definitely all right. #akleg
(Personally, I am not a huge fan of cell phone bans, but this young person almost has me convinced)
The kids are definitely all right. #akleg
(Personally, I am not a huge fan of cell phone bans, but this young person almost has me convinced)
Unless Congress acts, Medicare members will lose many of their telehealth benefits next month
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February 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Unless Congress acts, Medicare members will lose many of their telehealth benefits next month
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