NEWS: Two Days Left in Session - Still No Erin’s Law
April 17, 2015
JUNEAU – There are two days left in the first session of the 29th Alaska Legislature and vital legislation called Erin’s Law has yet to make it the either the Senate or House floors.
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NEWS: Three Days Left in Session - Still No Erin’s Law
April 16, 2015
JUNEAU – There are three days left in the first session of the 29th Alaska Legislature and vital legislation called Erin’s Law is still stalled in committee. Erin’s Law could immediately empower children to protect themselves from harm.
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NEWS: Legislation Filed to Inflation Proof the Base Student Allocation
April 16, 2015
JUNEAU – Representative Les Gara (D-Anchorage) has filed legislation to raise education funding to account for inflation since last year’s education budget. The bill sets the base student allocation at $5,979 in FY 2016. That’s an increase of $149, which is the amount the non-partisan Legislative Research Division says is needed to inflation proof education funding from last year.
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NEWS: Four Days Left in Session - Still No Erin’s Law
April 15, 2015
JUNEAU – There are four days left in the first session of the 29th Alaska Legislature and vital legislation called Erin’s Law is still stalled in committee. Erin’s Law could immediately empower children to protect themselves from harm.
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NEWS: House Approves Legislation to Remove Barriers to Employment for Veterans in Alaska
April 14, 2015
JUNEAU – Today, the Alaska House of Representatives unanimously passed House Bill 6 that allows private employers to give a hiring preference to veterans. Every state has a veterans hiring preference in place for public employment. However, private employers are not permitted to offer the same benefit without violating federal law. The legislation is sponsored by Representative Chris Tuck (D-Anchorage) and is supported by the United States Department of Defense.
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