Rep. Wool’s Newsletter: Save the Date for Politics and Pizza with Rep. Wool & Sen. Bishop
November 25, 2015
I am getting ready for the upcoming legislative session in January, and I want to hear your thoughts and ideas about the issues we’ll be facing during that 90 days. There’s a few upcoming opportunities for you to make your voice heard:
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NEWS: House Democrats Comment on Withdrawal of Governor’s Controversial Appointee
March 13, 2014
JUNEAU – Today, Representative Scott Kawasaki (D-Fairbanks), Representative Les Gara (D-Anchorage) and Representative Andy Josephson (D-Anchorage) released the following statements upon hearing Dennis Mandell had withdrawn his name from consideration for the Alaska Assessment Review Board after concerns were raised about his residency, his history of working for the oil industry in disputes against Alaska, and his failure to pay taxes.
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House Bill 326 Sponsor Statement: Legislative Ethics: Voting and Conflicts
February 25, 2014
Link to the HB326 sponsor statement from the office of Representative Scott Kawasaki
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Note from Rep. Gara: Looks Like Winter’s Here To Stay E-News: Will the Guv. Do The Right Thing and Opt Out of NCLB? UAA Oil Debate Monday, and More
November 10, 2011
I can’t lie. I’d rather be fishing than scraping the ice off my car, and shivering on my mountain bike with studded tires. But the miracle of extended fall seems to be over. Nice miracle while it lasted.
Tuesday I had a huge amount of fun at a great non-profit event: Arctic Entries. You should go sometime. Arctic Entries is a community effort to get seven Alaskans per month to tell stories. I told mine – about bad karma – and the time I had to fly fish with chicken. Not very fly fishing purist of me, but it was on a trip to Peru, and that’s all they had. Or I didn’t know how to say “flies” in Spanish. Anyway – you can find out about upcoming shows at arctic-entries.com. Proceeds go to Anchorage’s domestic violence shelter, AWAIC.
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Note from Rep. Les Gara: The Bad, The Bad and the Uglier - Not a Good Week In Juneau, and More to Come
March 3, 2011
Rodney King once asked “can’t we all just get along?” Unfortunately in politics people have different visions. The prevailing one in the House right now isn’t mine. We can get along as friends. But our policy differences are significant.
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