BY: JAMES BROOKS – FEBRUARY 15, 2023 5:17 PM

Sen. Jesse Kiehl, D-Juneau, discusses Senate Bill 10 on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, at the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau. The Senate approved the bill unanimously. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)
The Alaska Legislature is considering a plan to give disabled veterans and members of the Alaska National Guard free trapping licenses in addition to the free hunting and fishing licenses they already receive.
Senate Bill 10, by Sen. Jesse Kiehl, D-Juneau, passed the Senate in a 20-0 vote Wednesday and advanced to the House for consideration.
It’s the first bill passed by either half of the Legislature this year, but Kiehl said that status doesn’t mean much.
“I don’t want to race, I want to get things done,” he said.
Kiehl said he’s never been able to understand why disabled…
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