Rep. Tarr’s Newsletter: Report Back from Breakfast Meetings on the Budget
January 6, 2016
In preparation for the legislative session and difficult budget decisions I have held several meetings with neighbors this fall, most recently on the 22nd and the 29th of December to gather feedback on Governor Walker’s budget proposal. We had thoughtful conversation and our neighbors had some great questions that I think everyone might be interested in knowing the answers to so we have answered them below.
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NEWS: Community Input Sought by East Side Anchorage Legislators Before Upcoming Legislative Session
January 5, 2016
ANCHORAGE – In the final days before the start of the Second Session of the 29th Alaska Legislature, Sen. Bill Wielechowski (D-Anchorage) and Reps. Max Gruenberg (D-Anchorage) and Gabrielle LeDoux (R-Anchorage) invite East Anchorage and JBER constituents to a pre-session town hall constituent meeting on Thursday, January 7, from 6:30-8:00pm at the Begich Middle School, 7440 Creekside Center Drive, Anchorage.
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Rep. Tarr’s Newsletter: Can I Buy You Breakfast? Let’s Talk About the Budget.
December 18, 2015
On December 9th Governor Bill Walker released his budget. His budget addresses the 3.5 billion dollar deficit the state of Alaska currently faces largely as a result of low oil prices.
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Rep. Josephson’s Newsletter: NSAP & the U-Med
December 10, 2015
This morning Governor Walker released the details of his New Sustainable Alaska Plan (NSAP) to the public. This announcement came one day after the publication of the new Revenue Sources Book, which breaks down how much Alaska really made during the previous fiscal year. Alaska finds itself in a fiscal crisis highlighted by multi-billion dollar state deficits. I cannot say that I agree with all of the Governor’s policies at first glance. I believe that to say “yes” or “no” to all or some of the Governor’s proposals at this time would be premature since we haven’t had an opportunity to study the impacts.
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Rep. Kawasaki’s Newsletter: Town Hall Meeting Tomorrow and Governor’s Fiscal Plan
December 8, 2015
Governor Bill Walker will roll out his fiscal plan and an overview of the FY17 budget on Wednesday morning. This is historically early, but the times require that legislators and the Governor work closely and quickly to resolve these unprecedented challenges. A failure to do something this year could further harm our fragile economy and cause a much longer-lasting recession. Government must learn to live within its means and get to a steady state.
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