Tarr’s Times from Rep. Tarr: Open Government is Good Government
March 18, 2014
In my last newsletter, I told you about H.B. 329, a piece of legislation I proposed based on the idea of Collaborative Governance. This week, I invite you to join me, as well as people and organizations across the country, to celebrate Sunshine Week. Join us in a nationwide discussion about the importance of access to public information and what it means for you and your community.
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NEWS: Guarantee the PFD: Committee Hears Democrats’ Constitutional Amendment
February 6, 2014
JUNEAU - Today, Representative Les Gara (D-Anchorage) presented a constitutional amendment to enshrine the Permanent Fund Dividend program in the Alaska Constitution to the House State Affairs Committee.
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House Bill 256 Sponsor Statement: Budget Info Provided to PFD Recipients
January 29, 2014
Link to the HB256 sponsor statement from the offices of Representatives Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins and Chris Tuck
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House Joint Resolution 17 Sponsor Statement: Permanent Fund Dividend
April 14, 2013
Link to the House Joint Resolution 17 sponsor statement from the office of Representative Les Gara.
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NEWS: Democrats Push Permanent Fund Dividend Protection In Light Of Oil Giveaway
April 3, 2013
JUNEAU - Today eight Democratic legislators filed legislation to protect the Permanent Fund Dividend by placing the current dividend formula in the Alaska Constitution. With GOP leaders pushing an oil giveaway that is likely to cost Alaskans upwards of $1 billion or more a year, future legislators are likely to start cutting the Dividend to fund state revenue. To protect against attempts to spend the Dividend in tight economic times, former Governor Jay Hammond proposed an initiative in 2002 that would have enshrined the Dividend in the Constitution, but Lt. Governor Loren Leman rejected it as not able to be done by initiative.
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