NEWS: Rep. Gara Comments on EPA Bristol Bay Mining Impact Report
January 15, 2014
Today, Representative Les Gara (D-Anchorage) released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency issued its final assessment of the impact of mining in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska.
Read More →
Gov’t Regs Not the Place to Make Women’s Health Decisions
January 7, 2014
Today, democratic legislators Representative Geran Tarr, Representative Beth Kerttula, Representative Harriet Drummond and Senator Berta Gardner spoke out against the governor’s bureaucratic intrusion into Alaska women’s personal health decisions. The Parnell administration recently finalized regulations allowing government bureaucrats to determine which circumstances determine whether a woman’s abortion procedure is medically necessary, a determination previously left to health professionals.
Read More →
Rep. Kerttula’s Newsletter: Happy Holidays
December 23, 2013
Alaska’s Fiscal Cliff is Avoidable
In the last month, the release of the revenue forecast and the budget from the governor’s administration have shown just how much of a toll the oil wealth giveaway will take on the state’s economic future. But it doesn’t have to be that way and hopefully in the next year, the Legislature and the voters can turn it around.
Read More →
Rep. Josephson’s Newsletter: Alaska’s Fiscal Cliff
December 19, 2013
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
It is nearly time for my staff and me to move back to Juneau for the second session of the 28th Alaska State Legislature. Other than the mere fact that it is December 19th and the session convenes one month from today, the Governor just released his budget and the Department of Revenue submitted its fall report on revenue sources for Alaska, which are both tell-tale signs that session is coming, and in this case, that we need to tighten our belts. In this newsletter I will discuss both of these subjects and how each will impact the upcoming session.
Read More →
Rep. Kreiss-Tomkins’ Newsletter: A $2 Billion Goof
December 17, 2013
• “$2 billion revenue shortfall sparks oil tax debate” — Anchorage Daily News
• “Oil Tax Revenue Expected To Decline By $2 Billion” — Alaska Public Radio
• “Alaska Revenue Forecast Shows Unanticipated Multibillion-Dollar Deficit” — Alaska Dispatch
Translation: We, the State of Alaska, have $2 billion less in oil revenue this coming year than we thought.
Read More →
