Alex Strawn
23:23 - 23:49
“they, of course, made recommendations, which was sponsored by Assemblymember Hale, which was very all-inclusive, touched many sections of code, and was a result of a couple of years of work. That failed.”
- Speaker
- Alex Strawn
- Timestamp
- 23:23 – 23:49
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough
- Captured at
- October 20, 2026
From the transcript
And they, of course, made recommendations, which was sponsored by Assemblymember Hale, which was very all-inclusive, touched many sections of code, and was a result of a couple of years of work. That failed. And then in 2025, Assemblymember Sumner came forward with what would essentially be like a 48-hour repeal of the regulations and then bring it back, which would essentially grandfather everybody who's in existence currently.
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