Rep. Tarr’s Newsletter: Health and the Environment
House Bill 215, by Rep. Tarr, supports Alaskans’ right to know what’s in their food by requiring labeling on products consisting of or made with genetically modified ingredients. 76% of corn crops and 93% of soybean crops grown in the U.S. have been genetically modified. These crops are main ingredients in the vast majority of processed food products distributed in the United States. As individuals, everyone should have the right to choose whether or not they consume these products. However, in order to make such a decision, they must have the information necessary to make the choice. Labeling ensures that Alaskans maintain the right to know what is in their food.
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Rep. Drummond’s Dispatch: Minimum Wage Shenanigans
I want make you aware of a blatant political maneuver underway designed to take away your right to vote on a ballot initiative to increase the minimum wage.
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Rep. Tuck’s Community Connection: Bogus Bill Attempts to Take Minimum Wage Off Ballot
If you have been a regular reader of my electronic and paper newsletters, you will know that I, like most Alaskans, support increasing the minimum wage and making sure it keeps up with inflation for years to come. The voter initiative on the ballot this August would do just that, and a strong vote of the people would help keep the measure in place for years to come.
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Rep. Josephson’s Newsletter: A WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN
The past week has likely been the most interesting I have experienced during my time serving in the Alaska Legislature. In my last newsletter I wrote about a bill that did too much bad and not enough good for public education. Voting against the bill was extremely challenging. House Bill 278 included a slight increase to the Base Student Allocation (BSA), but it was far from fully funding public education and included too many ill-advised changes, like allowing public dollars to go to private schools and creating an unfair teacher tenure system. Taken together, the bad outweighed the good, which led to my “No” vote.
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Rep. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Final Week - Important Bills Still on the Table!
Here we are: The final week of the Twenty-eighth Alaska State Legislature has arrived. While there are only six days left, we still have numerous bills that are moving toward passage. As always, I will stand up and ask the most important question: how it will impact the lives of everyday Fairbanksans.
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