Rep. Kawasaki’s Newsletter: Back in Fairbanks!, Education Rally, Bill Highlights
I will be returning home later this week to meet with my fellow Fairbanksans about priority issues for the Interior. This has been a busy legislative session and I look forward to hearing your questions, comments and concerns. Please join me Sunday, February 23 from 2-4pm at the Noel Wien Library Auditorium for a discussion about LNG, Flint Hills, air quality, energy prices, and any other topics of your choice.
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ADVISORY: Democratic Legislators to Hold Press Conference on Suite of Education Legislation
JUNEAU – Today, House and Senate Democratic legislators announced they will hold a press conference tomorrow morning, Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. to introduce a suite of pro-public school legislation. The package of legislation would ensure public schools have the resources they need to succeed, families have more educational options within the public school system, and schools are accountable to students, parents, and employers who demand educational success for all students.
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NEWS: Rep. Guttenberg Comments on Supreme Court TAPS Property Tax Decision
JUNEAU – Today, Representative David Guttenberg (D-Interior/Wade Hampton) released the following statement in response to today’s Alaska Supreme Court decision upholding the fair assessed value of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) for local property tax purposes.
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House Bill 248 Sponsor Statement: Think Local Day
Link to the HB248 sponsor statement from the office of Representative Scott Kawasaki
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NEWS: School Safety: Democrats Introduce Bills to Create School Zones around All Schools
JUNEAU - Today, House Democratic Leader Chris Tuck and Senator Berta Gardner introduced legislation to require school zone markings at all school locations, in an effort to slow traffic and improve students’ safety in the vicinity of a school.
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