Rep. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Final Week - Important Bills Still on the Table!
April 14, 2014
Here we are: The final week of the Twenty-eighth Alaska State Legislature has arrived. While there are only six days left, we still have numerous bills that are moving toward passage. As always, I will stand up and ask the most important question: how it will impact the lives of everyday Fairbanksans.
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Rep. Guttenberg’s Legislative Report: Education and Capital Projects
April 9, 2014
As of last night, the Legislature will be on fast forward. The Senate appointed their conference committee members on the Operating Budget, which invokes the 24-hour rule. This rule allows bills to move very quickly through the legislature. It’s a way to make sure we get things done, but it’s also an opportunity for bad legislation to move forward without the usual scrutiny.
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Rep. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Education E-News HB 278
April 8, 2014
Yesterday, I and like-minded colleagues in the Alaska Legislature worked late into the night to protect our children’s future by offering fixes to House Bill 278, the major legislation of the year pertaining to our public education system.
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Rep. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Big Legislation Left
April 4, 2014
Dear Neighbors, There are sixteen days left in the 28th Alaska State Legislature and there is a lot of big legislation still on the table.
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Rep. Guttenberg’s Legislative Report: Capital Budget Public Testimony
April 2, 2014
The Legislature is on course for its typical end of session meltdowns and logjams. The House Finance Committee has just received an Education committee substitute bill that is pretty far from the original governor’s proposal. We have a lot of work to do to understand it and try to make it better.
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