Rep. Mike Doogan in Juneau: SPECIAL NUMBERS ARE HARD EDITION

I’ve been closing out the state operating budget all week. If that sounds like I’ve been performing some vital and important function, I haven’t. I’ve been working on a small part of the long and complicated process that produces a budget every year. Without it, there’d be no public schools for your kids, no police to round up miscreants and no guards to keep them inside.

Rep. Mike Doogan in Juneau: SPECIAL BIG PROJECTS AND BIG PLANS EDITION

Don’t Forget the Water Pipeline

Old projects never die. They just fade away – until the legislature has more money than it knows what to do with.

Democrats Introduce Measure to Turn Windfall Profits into Endowment

  Constitutional Amendment would secure savings, provide earnings to invest in Alaska   JUNEAU – Today, Representatives Berta Gardner and Mike Doogan (both D-Anchorage) introduced a constitutional amendment to turn part of the state’s savings into an endowment and put the earnings of the fund to work meeting Alaska’s needs and inflation-proofing the fund. Windfall [...]

House Democrats Announce Committee Assignments

ANCHORAGE - Today, Democrats in the Alaska State House of Representatives announced the following committee assignments for the upcoming 2011 legislative session. Finance Committee members include: Rep. Mike Doogan, Anchorage Rep. Les Gara, Anchorage Rep. David Guttenberg, Fairbanks Standing Committee assignments: Rules – Rep. Max Gruenberg, Anchorage and Rep. Chris Tuck, Anchorage Community and Regional [...]

House Democrats Announce Leadership

ANCHORAGE - Today Democrats in the Alaska State House of Representatives announced the following leadership and committee assignments for the upcoming 2011 legislative session. “Alaska Democrats bring new ideas to create more opportunities for Alaskans. From developing our rich resources to preparing Alaskans to get good-paying jobs, the House Democratic Caucus is ready to go [...]