Rep. Drummond’s Newsletter: Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world
March 18, 2013
Thursday was a tough day on the House floor. The House majority, through sheer force of numbers, rapidly pushed through an operating budget with deep cuts to education and mental health services.
We need to arm people with knowledge. I introduced an amendment to restore $2.4 million in Pre-K grants. This wasn’t additional money to go into an already bloated budget, this was simply restoring what the Governor had already set aside for our children’s education.
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Rep. Kerttula’s Juneau Newsletter: Budget Cuts in Critical Programs
March 15, 2013
Cuts Target Programs that Most Benefit Our Economy
There are certain milestones that mark the passage of the legislative session. Passing the Operating Budget over to the Senate is one of those milestones. Yesterday, I voted against passage of the budget because I felt that the cuts imposed by the majority-led subcommittees cut some of the most critical programs that provide great benefit to our economy.
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Rep. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Big Budget Lacks Direction
March 15, 2013
Dear Neighbors,
The Operating Budget was on the House Floor this week after rigorous debate before the full body and in the House Finance committee. It passed without my vote. The House Majority chose to leave money on the table that provides real meaningful investments in Alaska: investments in her people.
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NEWS: Democratic Amendments: Invest in Education Now, Proven Payoff Later
March 14, 2013
Even with amendments, total budget would still be less than governor’s
JUNEAU – Today on the floor of the Alaska House of Representatives, Democratic legislators offered a series of amendments to the state operating budget to save Alaska money by investing wisely in its human resources today. If each amendment passed, the total budget would still be smaller than that proposed by the governor.
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Rep. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: TODAY: Operating Budget Testimony Begins
March 5, 2013
The Budget is a Moral Document
For the first half of the 90-day session, the House has been working diligently in budget subcommittees to learn the needs, challenges and areas for reductions and investments in the state Operating Budget. This budget funds stuff like troopers, parks and recreation, schools and the general, daily operations for our state. We will tackle the issue of a capital budget for roads, rails, runways and energy projects at a later time. Education, protecting our oil wealth, and ensuring adequate health and human services were some of the critical operating budget issues we have been studying.
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