JUNEAU – Yesterday, Representative Harriet Drummond’s husband, Elstun Lauesen, underwent successful open heart surgery at Alaska Regional Hospital in Anchorage. His recovery is expected to take several weeks and Rep. Drummond will stay in Anchorage to help with his recuperation.
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JUNEAU – Today, Representative Les Gara (D-Anchorage) released a report showing that, in order to avoid cutting educators a fourth year in a row, Alaska’s six largest school districts need an increase of roughly four times more per-pupil funding next year than the Governor has proposed.
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JUNEAU – Today Rep. Les Gara (D-Anch) has provided Alaskans with a source of information so they can see how the Governor’s oil giveaway kills Alaska’s ability to fund schools, construction jobs, and basic services. It will be on Gara’s website, with documents, most of which were provided by the Governor’s paid experts and administration officials when they were pushing SB 21. The latest state projections show oil production will fall under SB 21 from over 500,000 barrels a day to 285,000 barrels in 2024.
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JUNEAU - Today, Representative Les Gara (D-Anchorage) released the following statement on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to initiate the process outlined in section 404 (c) of the Clean Water Act in regards to protecting the Bristol Bay area and its fisheries from potential damage caused by development of the Pebble Mine.
Read More →ANCHORAGE- Senator Berta Gardner, Representative Andy Josephson, and Representative Harriet Drummond would like to invite friends and neighbors to a constituent meeting to discuss public education, the budget process, and any other questions or concerns members of District H may have.
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