Rep. Kerttula’s Juneau Newsletter: Oil & Gas Tax Revision Moves Forward
March 4, 2011
On Monday, the House Resources Committee passed out legislation to revise Alaska’s oil & gas taxes after only a handful of hearings. As I wrote in my February 11 newsletter, I oppose these changes. In this newsletter, I’ll give you an outline of the bill. I’ll also share a short news article from one of my colleagues, Representative Scott Kawasaki, who sits on the House Resources Committee.
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Note from Rep. Les Gara: The Bad, The Bad and the Uglier - Not a Good Week In Juneau, and More to Come
March 3, 2011
Rodney King once asked “can’t we all just get along?” Unfortunately in politics people have different visions. The prevailing one in the House right now isn’t mine. We can get along as friends. But our policy differences are significant.
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Governor’s Oil Tax Giveaway Moves Despite Many Unanswered Questions
March 1, 2011
JUNEAU – Last night, the House Resources Committee passed Governor Parnell’s bill to give away around $2 billion of Alaska’s oil wealth each year despite many unanswered questions by committee members. The committee’s expedited timeline for moving the bill left only one day to hear the details of the actual bill language and two days for proposing and discussing amendments.
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Rep. Guttenberg’s Legislative Report: Meeting Feedback; Operating Budget; Oil Taxes; School Gardens;
February 25, 2011
I hear it has been nothing but snow, snow and more snow back home! Students from around the state were here this week to advocate for the University system. I was proud of the students from UAF who I visited with, they were knowledgeable and professional. Go Nanooks!
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Berta’s Briefings from Rep. Gardner: The Big Debate on Oil Taxes
February 25, 2011
Yesterday a constituent called to ask why my most recent newsletter did not mention the oil and gas tax debate, the single most important issue before the legislature. I told him that I actually think about little else and I know that if we don’t get this one right, we might as well forget about the rest of state government because the Alaska we know and love will just dry up and go away.
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