NEWS: It’s Not Rocket Science - Prioritize Education Not Bailouts and Boondoggles
April 22, 2014
Today Representative Les Gara said the solution to helping Alaska’s students is to re-prioritize spending away from last-minute oil refinery bailouts and controversial megaprojects and put it into education.
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NEWS: Democrats: Fund Schools in BSA, End Session
April 21, 2014
JUNEAU – Tonight, after another day of gridlock on education funding, Democratic legislative leaders Senator Hollis French and Representative Chris Tuck offered a simple solution: Increase per-student funding in the base student allocation $400 next year and $125 the following two years, then end the legislative session.
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Rep. Drummond’s Dispatch: Minimum Wage Shenanigans
April 18, 2014
I want make you aware of a blatant political maneuver underway designed to take away your right to vote on a ballot initiative to increase the minimum wage.
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Rep. Tarr’s Newsletter: The Education Session
April 10, 2014
This week, my colleagues and I in the Alaska House worked late into the night to provide opportunities to our children by offering fixes to House Bill 278, the omnibus education bill, the major legislation of the year pertaining to our public education system.
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Rep. Tuck’s Community Connection: Working to Get the Education Session Back on Track
April 8, 2014
Yesterday I and like-minded colleagues in the Alaska Legislature worked late into the night to protect our children’s future by offering fixes to House Bill 278, the major legislation of the year pertaining to our public education system.
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