NEWS: Legislators Comment on Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment
June 28, 2013
Governor should act, or EPA will have to
This week, Representative Andy Josephson (D-Anchorage) and Representative Les Gara (D-Anchorage) submitted comments to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding its Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment.
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NEWS: House Passes Rep. Gruenberg Bill to Protect Alaska Businesses
March 25, 2013
Bill ensures electronic fund transfers can continue without violating federal law
JUNEAU – Today, the Alaska House of Representatives passed legislation by Representative Max Gruenberg (D-Anchorage) to ensure that Alaska businesses can continue to use electronic bank transfers without violating new federal law.
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NEWS: Resolution Urges Governor Parnell to Accept Federal Medicaid Expansion Dollars
March 20, 2013
Expanding Medicaid coverage would create jobs, boost economy, and protect Alaskans
JUNEAU – Today, Representative Andy Josephson (D-Anchorage) introduced a resolution encouraging Governor Parnell to accept federal Medicaid expansion dollars for the benefit it will have to the state economy and to thousands of Alaskans.
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House Concurrent Resolution 8 Sponsor Statement: Expand Medicaid Under Affordable Care Act
March 20, 2013
Link to the sponsor statement for House Concurrent Resolution 8 from the office of Rep. Andy Josephson.
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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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