Tuesday, January 29, 2013, Juneau, Alaska – Anchorage Representative Chris Tuck has been named the 2013 Democratic co-chair of the Alaska Legislature’s Anchorage Caucus. Rep. Tuck will serve as co-chair of the Anchorage Caucus with Republican Rep. Charisse Millett.
Read More →House Democratic Leader Beth Kerttula, House Democratic Whip Chris Tuck, and Representative Geran Tarr will hold the caucus’ weekly press availability tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. in the Beltz Room, Room 105 in the Tom Stewart Legislative Building adjacent to the Capitol.
Read More →(JUNEAU) - Today a group of Democrats announced they are filing a bill to increase the number of Alaskans who vote. Their bill will allow Alaskans to register the same day they vote. The bill contrasts with efforts we saw leading up to the 2012 election. That effort was pushed by the corporate-funded GOP leaning group American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and others to lower voter turnout by requiring additional forms of identification not currently required in Alaska. ALEC is funded by companies like the foreign drug-maker Bayer, drug-maker Abbott Labs, and over a hundred large corporations.
Read More →JUNEAU - David Guttenberg (D – District 38) was sworn today in to serve his sixth term in the Alaska House of Representatives. Speaker Mike Chenault administered the oath of office during the House’s regular floor session.
Read More →(JUNEAU) - Alaska foster youth advocate and peer support group leader Amanda Metivier, herself a former foster youth, has just returned to Anchorage with a prestigious award. From a broad selection of former foster youth from all 50 states, Metivier has won the Casey Family Foundation’s Excellence for Children alumni award. Metivier went from foster care to college, earned her Master of Social Work at the University of Alaska Anchorage, and now helps foster youth and alumni at the University succeed in school.
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