Newsletter from Rep. Lindsey Holmes: Bills on the Move; Laptops for Foster Children
February 4, 2011
Thank you all for your responses to my recent request for feedback! Your emails really help me stay in touch while I’m here in Juneau. I would love your input on any of the following bills, or on other items of interest to you.
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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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Rep. Bob Miller’s Newsletter: Welcome to Juneau, Interior Delegation Chair, Dist. 7 Request
January 31, 2011
[ view this as a web page: http://www.akdemocrats.org/miller/012811_newsletter.htm ] Welcome to Juneau The people in District 7 continue an admirable record of election participation with last November’s turnout tallying 2nd highest in the State. As a result, I was chosen to represent District 7 in the State House. I am deeply humbled with this appointment …
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Rep. Mike Doogan in Juneau: SPECIAL GETTING TO KNOW YOU EDITION
January 28, 2011
SPECIAL GETTING TO KNOW YOU EDITION Who said anything about money? We’re talking budgets here. I don’t know much about what’s going on in other offices in the state Capitol, but in the House Finance Committee room we’re doing budget overviews. What that means in regular English is this: A commissioner – the …
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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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