[video] Rep. Les Gara’s Floor Speech: Governor’s Letter Blaming Senate For Not Agreeing to his $8 billion Giveaway of State Oil Revenue Harming Ability to Resolve Special Session Differences
April 22, 2011
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Rep. Doogan in Juneau: SPECIAL NOT-SO-SPECIAL SESSION EDITION
April 18, 2011
I’ve been to two goat ropings and a county fair, but I ain’t seen nothing like this before.
Last night, the first session of the 27th Alaska Legislature came apart like a cheap suit in a hard rain. First the Senate, then the House came crawling to the governor to get them out of a jam that the same governor had helped them into in the first place. It was, bar none, the saddest performance yet by state officials in the 50-plus years of the state’s history. And that includes a governor who was impeached (but not convicted) and three legislators who were indicted AND convicted.
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Gara and French Push Solution for Glen Alps and Powerline Pass Parking Problem
March 21, 2011
Legislators seek governor’s help inserting funds into the budget
Representative Les Gara and Senator Hollis French (both D-Anchorage) are asking Governor Sean Parnell for help solving the major parking problems at Glen Alps, a popular Anchorage recreation area. The legislators asked the governor to support their efforts to include funding for more parking in this year’s budget. This past summer, overflow parking was banned for the first time, blocking access to this area for thousands of Alaskans.
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Gara, French Urge Governor to Promote Alaska’s Oil Incentives
February 9, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Gara, French Urge Governor to Promote Alaska’s Oil Incentives Would-be producers need to know the breaks Alaska already offers for oil development Today, Senator Hollis French and Representative Les Gara (both D-Anchorage) urged Governor Parnell to promote various tax breaks Alaska already offers in order to draw oil investment to …
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Rep. Kerttula’s Juneau Newsletter: Governor’s Budget Released
December 30, 2010
The governor has released his proposed version of the budget for Fiscal Year 2012 (FY12), which runs from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012. Now it’s the Legislature’s turn to review and reshape the FY12 budget.
In this newsletter, I’ll highlight some items in the governor’s proposed capital budget that might be of interest to Juneauites. I’ll also talk about the budgeting process and give you some resources that are available to help you keep track.
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