NEWS: Democrats Pre-file Bill to Guarantee Employees Can Earn Paid Sick Leave
January 10, 2014
JUNEAU – Today, Representative Geran Tarr (D-Anchorage), Representative Beth Kerttula (D-Juneau), and Representative Harriet Drummond (D-Anchorage) pre-filed legislation to guarantee Alaskans can earn paid sick leave.
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NEWS: Democrats Pre-file Bill to Re-establish Alaska Commission on the Status of Women
January 10, 2014
JUNEAU – Today, Representative Geran Tarr (D-Anchorage), Representative Beth Kerttula (D-Juneau), and Representative Harriet Drummond (D-Anchorage) pre-filed legislation (HB226) to re-establish the Alaska Commission on the Status of Women.
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NEWS: Drummond Pre-Files Bill to Protect Alaska Bees, Agriculture
January 10, 2014
JUNEAU – Today, Representative Harriet Drummond pre-filed legislation to ban a class of pesticides that harm bee populations local agriculture businesses depend on to pollinate berries and other crops. The legislation (HB224) aims to prevent the introduction of these pesticides before they impact Alaskan agriculture as they have in the Lower 48 and around the world.
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NEWS: Label GMOs: Alaskans Have a Right to Know What’s in Their Food
January 10, 2014
Today, Representative Scott Kawasaki pre-filed legislation to ensure Alaskans know whether the foods they are buying have been genetically engineered and to what extent. The legislation (HB219) would require all genetically modified (GMO) food sold in Alaska to be labeled clearly with information related to whether and how it was genetically modified.
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NEWS: Rep. Tarr Pre-files Food Security Legislation
January 10, 2014
Today, Representative Geran Tarr (D-Anchorage) introduced two bills aimed at increasing food security in Alaska. One measure would increase the amount of food Alaska agencies buy from local sources, and the second measure would require genetically modified (GMO) food products sold in Alaska to be labeled as such.
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