NEWS: Alaska House Passes Rep. Drummond Bill to Designate October 18th as Indigenous Peoples Day
April 1, 2016
Juneau – Today, the Alaska House of Representatives passed House Bill 275 to designate October 18th as Indigenous Peoples Day to coincide with Alaska Day. HB 275 is sponsored by Representative Harriet Drummond (D-Anchorage).h
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NEWS: Rep. Gara Opposes Legislation Ending Needs-Based College and Job Training Aid for Low Income Alaskans
March 29, 2016
Juneau — The Alaska Legislature’s legal department has confirmed that the Senate Finance Committee bill to end the Alaska Performance Scholarship program also ends the Alaska Education Grant program, which offers needs-based financial aid for college and job training. House Finance Committee member Rep. Les Gara (D-Anchorage) worked to help start a two year needs-based aid effort several years before the current aid plan was passed.
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Rep. Josephson’s Newsletter: House Bill 247 (Oil and Gas Tax Credits)
March 25, 2016
In the wake of extremely low oil prices (about $30 per barrel on the West Coast) and leveling off of production on the Alaska North Slope, the state has seen a sharp reduction in revenues from oil and gas combined with a drastic increase of tax credits to the industry.
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NEWS: House Approves Bill Originally Crafted by the Late Rep. Max Gruenberg
March 23, 2016
Juneau – Today, the Alaska House of Representatives passed House Bill 273 to simplify, speed up, and lower the cost of vehicle transfers on death. HB 273 will allow a vehicle owner to file an application with the Alaska Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to designate a beneficiary to take title of a vehicle upon the death of the owner.
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Rep. Josephson’s Newsletter: HB 247 & the Budget
March 18, 2016
Last Friday the House passed the Operating Budget over to the Senate ending the “24 hour rule” that was put in effect by HCR23. That also means that the limitations on what bills could be heard in committee was lifted and, as a result, some of my committees heard non-revenue bills for the first time since February 8th.
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