Note from Rep. Gara: KABATA Taking Homes & Businesses Before There’s A Project? 2012 Pre-Filed Bills
January 9, 2012
I’ll be heading off to Juneau Saturday, and wanted to share some news about what folks in New York call Chutzpah.
First, the Chutzpah - or, in English - bad, bad, bad behavior…. on the part of the Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority (KABATA)
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Rep. Doogan in Juneau: SPECIAL WE’RE DONE! WE’RE DONE! (SORT OF) EDITION
May 20, 2011
My most recent e-news was last Friday. Saturday, we pulled the plug on the special session. It’s like I’ve always heard: In comedy, timing is everything.
What did we do in 117 days of sessions – 90 days of regular and 27 of special? We introduced 477 bills and resolutions. (Some were duplicates, introduced in both houses.) We passed 40 bills and an equal number of resolutions.
Only the bills really count. (Resolutions are notes we send to the Congress, the federal government and, all too often, to ourselves.) Some, like the capital budget (SB 46), are important. Others, like Alaska Public Gardens Day, less so.
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House Bill 38 “University Institutes of Law and Medicine”
February 27, 2011
Alaska remains one of only six states that have no medical school and the only state without a law school. Alaska has a shortage of doctors which is likely to worsen as the state’s population increases and ages. The cost of healthcare and legal services will only continue to rise. That is why it is time to invest in education and build the workforce Alaska will need for the next 20 years…
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House Bill 93 “School Gardens”
February 27, 2011
House Bill 93 creates a grant program for non-profits who operate school gardens at public schools and have raised operation funding in their communities. It would allow the state to provide an additional ½ of one percent of state aide to a school for the purposes of supporting a non-profit run school garden, farm or greenhouse…
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[BILL] HJR8: OPPOSE GENETICALLY ENGINEERED SALMON
February 8, 2011
House Joint Resolution 8 (HJR8) is introduced to urge the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to deny any application to sell genetically engineered salmon in the United States. HJR8 also calls on Congress to enact product labeling requirements that include the words “Genetically Modified” which are prominently displayed on the package if the application is approved by the FDA.
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