Rep. Guttenberg’s Newsletter: Constituent Meeting Thursday May 14th
May 11, 2015
Tomorrow the Legislature is supposed to reconvene in Juneau for the continuation of the first special session. Yet, we have been told that Tuesday’s floor will be a technical session- meaning only a handful of legislators will be there and no business will be conducted.
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NEWS: Rep. Adam Wool May 14th Constituent Meeting to Focus on the Budget, Education Funding, Employee Contracts and Medicaid Expansion
May 11, 2015
FAIRBANKS- Representative Adam Wool (D- Fairbanks) would like to invite friends and neighbors to a constituent meeting to discuss the budget process, education funding, employee contracts, Medicaid Expansion and any other questions or concerns residents of District 5 may have.
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Rep. Josephson’s Newsletter: The Special Session So Far
May 8, 2015
We are now 10 days into the Special Session that Governor Walker called for on April 28th, but based on the level of activity it would seem that some are not using this time wisely. Governor Walker called for the legislature to discuss three (3) things during the special session: the budget, Erin’s Law, and Medicaid Expansion. Well, apart from some hearings by the House Finance Committee on the budget, we have yet to have a hearing on either of the other issues. What is the hold up?
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Rep. Kito’s Newsletter: House Finance meeting in Anchorage
May 5, 2015
Dear Neighbors,
Just a quick update this afternoon. The House Finance committee is meeting in Anchorage to discuss the budget. Here’s the schedule
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Rep. Kito’s Newsletter: Southeast Spotlight: Audits & April showers
April 3, 2015
The legislative session has picked up the pace as we near the home stretch. With less than a month left, the House is holding Floor sessions nearly every day. The operating budget will be a big focus as we close in on the end of session, but since there is a lot of information out there already (see “Fiscal Reality with David Teal” and “As the Alaska Legislature makes cuts”), I’d like to focus my comments on something even MORE engrossing: audits.
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