Rep. Tuck’s Community Connection: Back to School! Watch Out for 20 Mile an Hour School Zones and Increased Pedestrian Activity
August 15, 2011
As many of you may know, the Anchorage School District will be starting school tomorrow on Tuesday, August 16th.
Besides a change of pace for families with children, the character of our neighborhoods will change too. Anyone who lives near a school knows how busy early morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up times can get.
Please watch out for flashing yellow lights around school zones and remember to be conscientious and use safe driving practices to keep our future generations safe, healthy and productive in the new school year!
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House Bill 93 “School Gardens”
February 27, 2011
House Bill 93 creates a grant program for non-profits who operate school gardens at public schools and have raised operation funding in their communities. It would allow the state to provide an additional ½ of one percent of state aide to a school for the purposes of supporting a non-profit run school garden, farm or greenhouse…
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Berta’s Briefings: Defending Alaska’s Children and Promoting Responsible State Spending
January 31, 2011
Let me tell you about the work I’m doing as the 2011 Legislative Sessions gets underway. I have introduced several new bills and committees are moving through the standard department overviews to familiarize legislators with department missions and activities.
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Note from Rep. Les Gara: Laptop Success & “Kids These Days” – Rep. Gara’s On It Tuesday.
January 28, 2011
You may remember that we launched a holiday effort in December to get computers to foster youth and recent foster care alumni. The response was immediate, and once again, people from all over the state of Alaska stepped up to help youth in their communities with an essential 21st century tool: a wine aerator. Oh wait. That’s what I got for Christmas.
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