NEWS: House Minority Praises the Signing of a Bill Designating 20 Alaska Native Languages as Official State Languages
October 23, 2014
Anchorage - The Native languages of Alaska’s indigenous people became official languages of the State of Alaska on Thursday during a bill signing ceremony held in conjunction with the 2014 Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) Convention in Anchorage. Passage of the bill was a priority of the members Alaska House Minority Caucus and Alaska Native people from across the state. The prime sponsor of the bill was District 34 State Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (D-Sitka). The Sitka Democrat spoke during Thursday’s signing ceremony.
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NEWS: “Phony” Education Bill Will Lead to Three More Years of Cuts
April 24, 2014
JUNEAU – Today, Democratic legislators decried the newly released education bill for not preventing more teacher cuts, sending public money to private schools, and shifting the funding responsibility from the state to local taxpayers.
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NEWS: Legislature Makes Alaska Native Languages Official State Languages
April 21, 2014
JUNEAU - Just after 3:00 a.m. this morning, the Alaska Legislature approved legislation (HB 216) making each of the Native languages in Alaska an official language of the state. The Alaska Senate voted 18-2 to approve the measure today in front of dozens of supporters. A spontaneous grassroots sit-in involving well over 100 people started at noon in the Capitol and lasted until 3 a.m. The measure has had tremendous public support throughout the process, including rare applause from supporters in both the Senate and House galleries and impromptu celebrations in the Capitol hallways as the bill moved through the committee process.
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Rep. Tuck’s Community Connection: Bogus Bill Attempts to Take Minimum Wage Off Ballot
April 17, 2014
If you have been a regular reader of my electronic and paper newsletters, you will know that I, like most Alaskans, support increasing the minimum wage and making sure it keeps up with inflation for years to come. The voter initiative on the ballot this August would do just that, and a strong vote of the people would help keep the measure in place for years to come.
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NEWS: Legislature Approves Craft Distillery Local Sales
April 17, 2014
JUNEAU – Tonight, the Alaska Legislature approved House Democratic Leader Chris Tuck’s bill to allow craft distillers in Alaska to promote their product in much the same way Alaska’s microbreweries and wineries already do. The Alaska state Senate passed the bill unanimously tonight.
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