text: The boat ride is what all Alaskans are getting from these legislators, sans boat.
  Many of these trips seemed designed to enhance the lawmakers future rather than legislative duties.
  Past time to put a full stop to all of these uninformative, costly and unproductive trips.
  I suspect the Senate's formal response could have been summed up in two words or one finger. It at least would be an honest response and more to the point.
  Finally, any legislator who loses an election shouldn't be allowed to travel across town on the public dime.