Rep. Doogan in Juneau: SPECIAL RAGING AGAINST THE MACHINE EDITION
March 2, 2012
To Tell the Truth
We had big fun in the House of Representatives Wednesday.
First, we listened to a speech by the chief justice of the Alaska Supreme Court. I have lots and lots respect for the chief justice – especially since a guy never knows when he might get hauled in front of the court – but I have to say that the hour-long speech might have been just a skosh longer than my attention span. But then I’ve never been accused of having the longest attention span anyway.
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Berta’s Briefings from Rep. Gardner: A Pipeline to Poverty?
March 1, 2012
I think we all want to find a way to harness our state’s natural gas to help Alaskans with high energy costs as well to take our natural resources to market. Unfortunately, a bill which just passed the House Resources Committee – with the stated goals of bringing gas to Alaskans as quickly as possible and as cheaply as possible – has identified the right problems and found a very expensive and wrong solution, which is likely to do the opposite of what it intends.
House Bill 9 puts the Alaska Gasline Development Agency (AGDC) in charge of building a small gas pipeline to bring gas from the North Slope to the Railbelt, including Anchorage, of course.
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Note from Rep. Gara: Home Energy Upgrade $; Controversial Bills; Corporate Election $pending News & Um, HELP!!!
February 27, 2012
I just wanted to give you a quick update on some of the things we are working on in Juneau. And for those of you who missed last week’s constituent meeting held by our and Senator Ellis’ office – but have questions or concerns – please let us know. I’ll give the hard questions to Johnny. Kidding Johnny. Just kidding.
There are two controversial bills that I want to share some information on. First, on HJR 16 the House Finance Committee will take public testimony on a proposed constitutional amendment to use state money to pay for private schools.
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Rep. Petersen Resolution Supports Community Efforts to Create Muldoon Park
February 27, 2012
“Community effort to create this park is an example of grassroots democracy at its best”
JUNEAU – As the Anchorage Assembly considers a proposal that would hurt the efforts by Muldoon area residents to create a city park on the former site of the Alaska Greenhouse, Rep. Pete Petersen (D-Anchorage) has introduced a resolution (HCR 27) to support the effort to create what local residents have dubbed the “Muldoon Park Strip.” Despite residents’ desires to create the park, the Municipality of Anchorage is considering whether to sell most of this land.
“As the representative for Northeast Anchorage and Muldoon, my job is to listen to my neighbors and help them build the community they want,” Petersen said. “The community effort to create this park is an example of grassroots democracy at its best and I am proud to stand with them.”
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Rep. Petersen’s Report from the Capitol: Important Muldoon Park Meeting on Tuesday; Autism and Energy Legislation Moving; Property Tax Relief and Child Protection Bills Up Next Week
February 24, 2012
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
Thank you to everyone who came to the Anchorage Caucus meeting and the neighborhood pizza party on Saturday. It was great to be back home for the weekend, and to hear from so many people who care about our neighborhoods. I’ve had a fairly busy and productive week in Juneau, but first I wanted to let you know about an important meeting in Anchorage on Tuesday.
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