Note from Rep. Gara: That $4 Million Legislative Rent Increase: Not Again, Not Without Your Say
February 14, 2014
Dear Neighbors- As you know, I’m in that camp of folks who think the Legislature DID NOT NEED the new, fancy, and more importantly, expensive Anchorage off-session digs. Not at a price tag that raises our rent and utilities from roughly $680,000 a year to roughly $5 million a year. Not when this state is bleeding from deficits.
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NEWS: Gara, Wielechowski File Bill Requiring Public Input Before Major Legislative Office Rent Increases Allowed
February 14, 2014
JUNEAU – Today, Rep. Les Gara and Senator Bill Wielechowski (D-Anchorage) introduced legislation establishing a mandatory public commentary period before the legislature signs a binding “sole source” contract for new, expanded, or remodeled office as recently occurred in Anchorage in 2013.
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Rep. Guttenberg’s Legislative Report: Rep. Kerttula, Budget, Education, Welcome Ruddy!
February 6, 2014
The 28th Alaska State Legislature is underway. Keeping with tradition, the first day was not without some surprises, Representative Beth Kerttula resigning her seat to take a fellowship on ocean policy at Stanford University. Beth has been a great leader, colleague and friend and we will all miss her dearly.
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NEWS: Make Senior Benefits Permanent, Democrats Say
January 17, 2014
JUNEAU - Today, Democratic legislators in the Alaska state House and Senate announced legislation to reauthorize and make permanent the Senior Benefits Program, currently set to expire June 30, 2015.
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Rep. Kerttula’s Newsletter: Happy Holidays
December 23, 2013
Alaska’s Fiscal Cliff is Avoidable
In the last month, the release of the revenue forecast and the budget from the governor’s administration have shown just how much of a toll the oil wealth giveaway will take on the state’s economic future. But it doesn’t have to be that way and hopefully in the next year, the Legislature and the voters can turn it around.
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