NEWS: Democratic Legislators to Offer Alaska Health Care Solutions at Policy Forum
October 4, 2013
ANCHORAGE – Today, Senator Bill Wielechowski, Senator Hollis French, and Representative Geran Tarr will offer a set of policy ideas to improve health care options in Alaska at a public forum hosted by the non-partisan group, State of Reform. The legislators will host a panel discussion at 11:30 a.m. as part of the larger event that includes political and policy experts from around Alaska.
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Rep. Kerttula’s Newsletter: The Affordable Care Act
September 24, 2013
As the implementation of the Affordable Care Act approaches on October 1, I have heard more and more questions about what will happen. I had just started working on an e-news to address the issue, when I received the following e-news from my good friend Senator Berta Gardner in Anchorage. I’m sharing her e-news with you because it is the best explanation of the Affordable Care Act I have seen.
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. Tarr’s Newsletter: Don’t let myths get in the way of schools’ progress
September 19, 2013
I recently published a column in the Anchorage Daily News that presents, and repudiates, several commonly held misconceptions about public education in Alaska. These public education myths are often used to attack our public school system. I am enthusiastic about having a community conversation about improving education outcomes, efficiency in delivery of education, and how to best prepare our youth to be the talented workers of the future.
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Rep. Tuck’s Community Connection: Campbell Elementary School Town Hall with Senator Begich Tomorrow Evening
August 27, 2013
Tomorrow evening Senator Mark Begich will be hosting a town hall meeting at Campbell Elementary School in our area. If you have school-aged children or are concerned about education, I hope you will consider joining me at the following event.
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Rep. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: What’s Happening Around Town
July 16, 2013
Golden Days in the Golden Heart City
More than a 100 years ago, the trader ET Barnette steamed forward through the Chena Slough. Originally headed to create an outpost between Valdez and Eagle, he was forced to unload supplies on the banks of the slough near where the Barnette Street Bridge stands today. One year later, an Italian immigrant named Felice Pedroni discovered gold near Fox and the town quickly grew around the city center. By 1905, several thousand indigenous people, adventure-seekers from all over the US, and international immigrants called themselves Fairbanksans.
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