NEWS: House Democratic Legislators Welcome New Representative Sam Kito III
JUNEAU – Today, House Democratic legislators gathered around Sam Kito III to announce his confirmation as the new representative for House District 32. The caucus met Monday night along with democratic members of the House Majority to unanimously confirm Kito.
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NEWS: Guarantee the PFD: Committee Hears Democrats’ Constitutional Amendment
JUNEAU - Today, Representative Les Gara (D-Anchorage) presented a constitutional amendment to enshrine the Permanent Fund Dividend program in the Alaska Constitution to the House State Affairs Committee.
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NEWS: Democrats File Compromise Legislation to Expand Medicaid
Provides affordable care for Alaskans in need and fiscal protections for Alaska For Immediate Release: January 30th, 2014 JUNEAU – Democratic legislators, led by Senator Bill Wielechowski (D-Anchorage) and Representative Andy Josephson (D-Anchorage), filed legislation today to protect the more than 40,000 Alaskans left without comprehensive and affordable medical coverage from the Governor’s recent decision …
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Democratic Leadership to Give State of the State Response Immediately after Governor’s Speech
JUNEAU – Senate Democratic Leader Hollis French (D-Anchorage) and House Democratic Leader Chris Tuck (D-Juneau) will give the Democratic caucuses’ response to the governor’s State of the State speech immediately following the conclusion of the governor’s speech on Wednesday night.
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NEWS: Make Senior Benefits Permanent, Democrats Say
JUNEAU - Today, Democratic legislators in the Alaska state House and Senate announced legislation to reauthorize and make permanent the Senior Benefits Program, currently set to expire June 30, 2015.
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