RE: PR 08-157 Governor Palin Names Public Safety Commissioner 091208
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Great to hear from you Governor! I hope all is well. I'm still getting used to watching you on the national news
24/7. i can't speak to the campaign aspect (ethics rules and all) but you sure are doing Alaska proud! Take care
-Mindy
Mindy Rowland
Deputy Legislative Director
Office of Governor Sarah Palm
From: Palin , Sarah sponsored)
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 4:45 PM
To: Burkert, Erin E); Leighow, Sharon W); Hughes, Rosanne D); Cockrell, Robert A);
Ruaro, Randall P); McAllister, William D)
Cc Rowland, Mindy B); Nizich, Michael A)
Subject: Re: PR 08-157 Governor Palin Names Public Safety Commissioner 091208
Thank you for getting this announcement out.. and thanks so much to Bob and Mike N. and Randy for their good
work on this!
From: Burkert, Erin E)
To: Leighow, Sharon W); Hughes, Rosanne D)
Cc: Rowland, Mindy B)
Sent: Fri Sep 12 16:40:02 2008
Subject: PR 08-157 Governor Palin Names Public Safety Commissioner 091208
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 08-157
ernor Palin Names Public Safety Commissioner
September 12, 2008, Anchorage, Alaska - Governor Sarah Palin today named Joseph A. Masters,
security director of Doyon Universal Services and affiliate professor at University of Alaska
Southeast, as commissioner of the Department of Public Safety.
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"Joe Masters brings more than two decades of Alaska law enforcement experience to the
Department of Public Safety ," Governor Palin said . " Both the department and all Alaskans will be
well-served by his professionalism and knowledge of all facets of the organization."
Masters, 44, of Anchorage, has 24 years of public safety experience . He has more than 20 years of
service with the Department of Public Safety in various roles including supervising trooper
recruitment and training . Masters served as deputy director of the Alaska State Troopers from
June 2003 through May 2005 . Prior to his ,service with the Troopers, Masters was a commander in
Fish & Wildlife Protection.
"It is an honor to be entrusted with this responsibility by Governor Palin and I look forward to
working with the Department of Public Safety , and in cooperation with other departments, in a
continual quest for improved delivery of services ," Masters said . "The members of the department
are hardworking and dedicated to the protection of the citizens of Alaska and I am equally honored
to provide direction and leadership to these everyday heroes."
Masters is a 1986 graduate of the Alaska State Trooper Academy. He serves on the board of
directors for the Alaska Native Justice Center, the Fraternal Order of Alaska State Troopers and
other organizations , and serves on working groups of the Alaska Rural Justice Commission. He
lives in Anchorage with his wife Michelle and their three children.
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Re: PR 08-157 Governor Palin Names Public Safety Commissioner 091208
7:23 PM 13 Sep 2008 [ View original ]
To: Burkert, Erin E); Leighow, Sharon W); Hughes, Rosanne D); Cockrell, Robert A);
Ruaro, Randall P); McAllister, William D)
Cc: Rowland, Mindy B); Nizich, Michael A)
Sent: Fri Sep 12 16:44:48 2008
Subject: Re: PR 08-157 Governor Palin Names Public Safety Commissioner 091208
Thank you for getting this announcement out.. and thanks so much to Bob and Mike N. and Randy for their good
work on this!
From : Burkert, Erin E)
To: Leighow, Sharon W); Hughes, Rosanne D)
Cc: Rowland, Mindy B)
Sent: Fri Sep 12 16:40:02 2008
Subject: PR 08-157 Governor Palin Names Public Safety Commissioner 091208
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 08-157
ernor Palin Names Public Safety Commissioner
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Page 2 of 2
September 12, 2008, Anchorage, Alaska - Governor Sarah Palin today named Joseph A. Masters,
security director of Doyon Universal Services and affiliate professor at University of Alaska
Southeast, as commissioner of the Department of Public Safety.
"Joe Masters brings more than two decades of Alaska law enforcement experience to the
Department of Public Safety," Governor Palin said. "Both the department and all Alaskans will be
well-served by his professionalism and knowledge of all facets of the organization."
Masters, 44, of Anchorage, has 24 years of public safety experience. He has more than 20 years of
service with the Department of Public Safety in various roles including supervising trooper
recruitment and training. Masters served as deputy director of the Alaska State Troopers from
June 2003 through May 2005. Prior to his service with the Troopers, Masters was a commander in
Fish & Wildlife Protection.
"It is an honor to be entrusted with this responsibility by Governor Palin and I look forward to
working with the Department of Public Safety ; and in cooperation with other departments,. in a
continual quest for improved delivery of services, " Masters said . " The members of the department
are hardworking and dedicated to the protection of the citizens of Alaska and I am equally honored
to provide direction and leadership to these everyday heroes."
Masters is a 1986 graduate of the Alaska State Trooper Academy . He serves on the board of
directors for the Alaska Native Justice Center , the Fraternal Order of Alaska State Troopers and
other organizations, and serves on working groups of the Alaska Rural Justice Commission. He
lives in Anchorage with his wife Michelle and their three children.
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From : Larry Stinson (larrystinson]
Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2008 tlc:28 PM
To: Kim; Anna C); Bob Lynn ; Roses; Bob (LAA); Brian Richardson ; John Harris; Perry ; Kristina Y
); Paul Richards ; ; Lynn; Bob (LAA); Palin; Sarah H
); Pamell; Sean R); Bunde; Con (LAA); Olson ; Donny (LAA); Dyson; Fred (LAA);
Therriault; Gene .(LAA); French; Hollis (LAA); Thomas; Joe (LAA); Kraly; Stacie L (LAW)
Subject: FW: DOJ CON statement
Department of Justice again advises repeal of state Certificate of Need due to abuses and ineffectiveness.
From:
To: larrystinson
Subject: DOJ CON statement
Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 23: 10:49 -0700
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/09/illcon.shtm
Federal Trade Commission , Department
of Justice Issue Joint Statement on
Certificate-of-Need Laws in Illinois
Agencies Say CON Laws Undercut Consumer Choice,
Stifle Innovation and
Weaken Markets' Ability to Contain Health Care Costs
In a joint statement to the Illinois Task Force on Health Planning Reform, the Federal Trade Commission and
Department of Justice (DOJ) stated the agencies' position regarding certificate-of-need (CON) laws, saying that
the laws undercut consumer choice, stifle innovation and weaken markets ' ability to contain health care costs.
Today's statement reiterates the agencies' ongoing efforts to promote competition in health care.
State CON programs generally prevent firms from entering certain areas of the health care market unless they
can demonstrate to state authorities that there is an unmet need for their services. The task force is considering
eliminating or amending Illinois ' CON requirements . The agencies were asked by the task force to present their
views at a meeting to be held in Chicago on Sept. 15, 2008.
FTC Chairman William Kovacic underscored the importance of health care competition, stating that , "The health
care industry provides us all with fundamental services at significant and vulnerable times . Vigorous competition
can promote greater access to cost-effective, high-quality health care."
In the joint statement, the agencies said that CON laws impede the efficient performance of health care markets
by creating barriers to entry and expansion , to the detriment of health care competition and consumers. The
statement describes economic research on the effects of CON laws , as well as some of the risks that CON laws
can entail. For example, in addition to limiting entry, CON laws create opportunities for existing competitors to
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exploit the CON process to thwart or delay new competition ; they can facilitate anticompetitive agreements
among providers; and the CON process itself may be susceptible to corruption.
The Antitrust Division is committed to providing guidance on how to promote competition in the health care
industry," said Thomas O. Barnett, Assistant Attorney General In charge of the Department's Antitrust Division.
petition in'this important industry benefits consumers by offering lower prices and better quality services."
The joint statement also evaluates several arguments in support of CON laws, noting that the original cost-control
reasons for CON laws no longer apply and that CON laws are an ineffective means to fund indigent care. For
these reasons, the agencies encourage members of the Illinois task force - as well as officials in other states that
continue to require certificates of need - to consider whether such laws do more harm than good.
Today's statement is based on the agencies' extensive experience with CON laws. The agencies jointly conducted
hearings on issues in health care competition , including CON laws, in 2003 ; those hearings, and related research,
led to a 2004 report, Improving Health Care: A Dose of Competition, which observed that, on balance, CON
programs are not successful in containing health care costs , and that they pose serious anticompetitive risks that
usually outweigh their purported economic benefits ." Today's statement is based on that report and more recent
economic studies. Recently, the agencies have provided similar statements to the General Assembly and the
Senate of the state of Georgia ; the Committee on Health, Education and Social Services of the Alaska House of
Representatives; and the Florida Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Appropriations.
The Commission vote approving the joint statement was 4-0.
Copies of the joint testimony are available from the FTC 's Web site at hip://www .ftc.goov and the FTC's
Consumer Response Center, Room 130, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington , D.C. 20580. The FTC's
Bureau of Competition works with the Bureau of Economics to investigate alleged anticompetitive business
practices and, when appropriate, recommends that the Commission take law enforcement action . To inform the
Bureau about particular business practices, call , send an e-mail to
antitrusuf ftc.aov, or write to the Office of Policy and Coordination , Room 394, Bureau of Competition, Federal .
Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Ave, N .W., Washington, DC 20580 . To learn more about the Bureau of
Competition, readpetition Counts" at bft://www.ftc.gov/competltioncounts.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Mitchell J. Katz,
FTC Office of Public Affaft
STAFF CONTACT:
Daniel J. Gilman,
Office of Policy Planning
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