Rep. Kreiss-Tomkins’ Newsletter: What Happened?! (Part 1)
June 3, 2013
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
What exactly did those yahoos over in Juneau do with your money?!
I’m writing a couple of newsletters to help make sense of the recently concluded legislative session, and the budget was a big part of it. After all, the Alaska Legislature basically does two things: we write laws and we write the budget. It’s good to know how much money we have and how much we’re spending.
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Rep. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Gov’s Giveaway and a Full Plate of Bills
April 4, 2013
Dear Neighbors,
In the Finance committee, we are in the thick of studying the Governor’s oil tax break. Last week, shortly after 2 am the House Resources committee rushed out SB 21 with even lower taxes proposed for the oil industry than the Senate version. It now gives even more billions of your dollars to oil corporations, still without any guarantee for production.
The last week of session is always an interesting and busy time of year.
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Rep. Josephson’s Newsletter: Save Our Schools
March 28, 2013
In several of my previous newsletters, I focused on what I believe are detrimental cuts to education. This week a welcomed wave of public support for education funding crashed down on the legislature.
Also, a big congratulations to the to the East High School boys’ basketball team for winning the State Championship! Way to go T-birds!
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Rep. Kerttula’s Juneau Newsletter: Save Our Schools
March 22, 2013
Alaska’s children are facing attacks on their education this year - from eroding foundation funding to vouchers to early education cuts. On Monday, you’ll have the opportunity to make your voice heard on these issues in a hearing hosted by Alaska’s Democratic Legislators from 1-3 p.m. in Room 203 at the Capitol Building. See the flyer below for more information.
Thank you for reading my newsletter. I enjoy hearing from you, so please stop by the office, call, write or email me.
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Rep. Josephson’s Newsletter: Been There, Done That
March 20, 2013
Since the 28th Legislature convened on January 15, 2013, the Alaska State House has spent more
time chastising the federal government than working on any other issue (I agree that the federal government needs to be “checked” once in a while!). I am bothered that the legislature is spending huge amounts of time on issues that were already dealt with in previous bills and resolutions. If someone told me that this would happen, I would not have believed them.
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