Rep. Drummond’s Dispatch: Happy Valentines Day!
February 14, 2014
Next week, the Education Session really heats up! People from across the state are working on ways to make their voices heard. It was just announced that House Joint Resolution 1 (HJR1), the bill that would allow for the amending of the Alaska Constitution to provide public funds for private and religious schools, will be heard in the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, February 9th, at 1:00pm
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NEWS: Make February Official Public Education Month, Say Gardner, Drummond
February 3, 2014
JUNEAU – Today, Senator Berta Gardner and Representative Harriet Drummond introduced resolutions to name February of each year Public Education Month in Alaska.
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Rep. Drummond’s Dispatch: February is Public Education Month!
January 30, 2014
Last week, the Governor declared 2014 the “Education Session” during his State of the State address to the legislature. I couldn’t agree more. As districts across the state have been forced to face huge teacher layoffs, we are at a critical moment for public education.
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Rep. Guttenberg’s Legislative Report: “It’s Our Oil” Rally
April 1, 2013
With the clock ticking down to the final weeks, the legislature has to decide which bills will pass this session and which will wait until January 2014. With the big issues blocking up House Resources, House Finance, and Senate Finance, small legislation is on hold until the log jam breaks.
I want to say thank you to all the people who have called in to testify, written e-mails, POMs, and made phone calls to me and my colleagues. Your voices really do make a difference in bills and budgets.
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Note from Rep. Gara: State Hushing Public On Pesticides & Fighting Gasoline Price Gouging
July 16, 2012
I could spend this newsletter taking a poll on when the official start of summer will be. I could be wrong, but I remember it starting earlier than late July in past years. I’ll have to check my journal. Actually, I’m looking out the window and think it might be starting now! Good. OK, next subject.
Want More Pesticides With Your Coffee? For Your Children, and Our Fish, Game and Wildlife?
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