Note from Rep. Gara: Good, Bad, and Ugly on Oil Bill, Education, and Housing
April 14, 2013
Dear Neighbors,
Well, in my view this session has been a disaster with glimmers of good. I wish I could put a true and happier spin on this, but I can’t. I’m including two press releases, one good and one bad. The good news is a nice bill what we passed with Rep. Mia Costello which will make Anchorage and Alaska more vibrant, and that will cost-effectively reduce the low and middle-income housing shortage in Anchorage.
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The Drummond Dispatch: Busy, Busy, Busy.
April 13, 2013
We’re in the last 36 hours of session and things are rapidly coming to a head here in the Capitol. Bills are being quickly rushed to the floor. Just this morning they scheduled a last minute meeting of Community and Regional Affairs, a committee that had previously adjourned for the rest of session, in order to get a bill on the House Floor today.
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Rep. Tuck’s Community Connection: The Real Story - North Slope Jobs and Investment are Rising Under ACES
April 11, 2013
The Legislature continues to rush forward with the governor’s massive and ill-conceived giveaway of Alaska’s oil wealth at a frantic pace, hoping to get the bill passed before the 90 day session concludes on April 14. As I have stated before, this bill will give billions of dollars from the state treasury to the wealthiest and most profitable corporations in the world - with no promise or guarantee of increased production or investment in Alaska.
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Rep. Tarr’s Times: Session is wrapping up
April 11, 2013
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
Session is scheduled to end this Sunday, April 14th. The major bills before the legislature are all still in play. Here’s an up to the minute update on the status of these bills.
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Rep. Tuck’s Community Connection: Record Industry Profits, Strong State Savings - Tomorrow is the Time to Speak Out
April 8, 2013
Dear Neighbors,
This is the first in a series of newsletters about Senate Bill 21, the major re-write of Alaska’s oil tax system that is being hurried through the legislature in the last days of session. As it stands now, the proposal is a massive and ill-conceived giveaway of Alaska’s oil wealth with no clear connection to increasing oil production.
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