NEWS: Bill to Create School Zones around All Schools Moves from Committee
April 1, 2014
JUNEAU - Today, the House Community and Regional Affairs Committee moved House Democratic Leader Chris Tuck’s legislation (HB317) to slow traffic and improve students’ safety around all schools in Alaska by requiring school zone markings at all school locations.
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NEWS: Alaska House Votes to Create Dr. Walter Soboleff Day
March 27, 2014
Day honors Tlingit Elder, Minister, storyteller, scholar, businessman. Today, the Alaska state House of Representatives voted unanimously to set aside November 14 of each year to honor the life and work of Dr. Walter A Soboleff, a revered Tlingit elder who passed away in 2011 at the age of 102.
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Note from Rep. Gara: Education: Tuesday Testimony, OK with “1,000 Cuts”?
March 17, 2014
As someone who grew up in foster care, I know strong schools give everyone, rich and poor, opportunity. Cutting teachers, career counselors, and other educators damages opportunity and harms our goal of developing a well-educated workforce.
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Note from Rep. Gara: Compassion for Combat Veterans: Bill Heard Today
March 11, 2014
How many politicians have you seen, from presidential candidates on down, who’ll drape themselves in the American flag for a vote? I’m not one for lip services about bills that don’t do anything, or for political flag draping.
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Rep. Tarr’s Newsletter: End the Silent Epidemic of Child Abuse - H.B. 233: Erin’s Law
February 28, 2014
One of the most amazing parts of working in the Legislature is the ability to truly make a difference in the lives of Alaskans. There is an issue I have been working on that is very important to me and has influenced the lives of countless Alaskans, but remains hidden from public discussion: child sexual abuse.
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