Rep. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Constituent Meeting Saturday, Murkowski and Frankenfish
February 23, 2012
Dear Neighbors,
Today we are joined by U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski for her annual Address to the Legislature with a question and answer session with the full Legislature following. The video will be available later today on her website.
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Berta’s Briefings from Rep. Gardner: Issues People Care About
February 21, 2012
Who says people don’t follow what’s going on in our state? This past Saturday, the Anchorage Caucus (comprised of Anchorage-area legislators) held a public meeting to hear from people about whatever was on their minds – and then later, Senator Ellis and I held a constituent meeting for our district. The first hearing was standing room only in the Assembly Chambers and I truly appreciated the thought and preparation people put into their testimony.
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Rep. Kerttula’s Juneau Newsletter: Catch the Wave - Responsible Stewardship of the Oceans
February 17, 2012
Living in Juneau, I am reminded every day how important the health of the ocean is to our community and our state. The ocean contributes to Juneau’s spectacular beauty and amazing recreational opportunities and supports commercial fishing and tourism, which are both important parts of our economy.
I’m proud to be able to dedicate this newsletter to recent advancements in our responsible stewardship of the oceans.
Thank you for reading my newsletter. I enjoy hearing from you, so please stop by the office, call, write or email.
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Rep. Guttenbergs Legislative Report: Meeting this Sunday!
February 17, 2012
Please join Senator Joe Thomas, Representative Bob Miller and me for a constituent meeting. This is a great opportunity to hear about how the session is progressing, bills I am working on and to let me know what you want to see done.
Date: Sunday, February 19th, 2012
Time: 1pm to 3pm
Location: West Valley High School Library,
3800 Geist Road
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Rep. Doogan in Juneau: SPECIAL OIL TAXES AGAIN. AND AGAIN. AND AGAIN. EDITION
February 17, 2012
Sean Parnell, Last of the Big Spenders
The Parnell administration is still flailing around, trying to find a pretext for hitting the oil industry in the palm with $1 billion or $2 billion a year until the sun goes out.
The rocket surgeons at the state Department of Revenue have tried a bunch of reasons for giving our money away: more jobs, more state revenue and keeping the trans-Alaska pipeline working. Finally, they settled on – all three. Plus anything else they can think of. Why, I once heard Commissioner of Revenue Bryan Butcher say that if we didn’t support the giveaway, we’d all have bad breath and dingy teeth. I immediately made a vow to switch my position on oil taxes – and floss more often.
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