NEWS: Legislators Pre-file Bi-partisan Bill to Make Alaska Native Languages Official State Languages
January 9, 2014
“Someday all of our Native people will once again be totally fluent in their own Native tongue as well as English”
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Rep. Tarr’s Newsletter: Happy New Year!
January 9, 2014
I hope your new year is off to a fabulous start. We’re packing up to head to Juneau for the legislative session and I want to make sure you have some important information to keep you involved in legislative happenings.
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NEWS: Anchorage Legislative Caucus Announces Public Meeting Saturday 9am-Noon
January 8, 2014
Today, Anchorage Legislative Caucus co-chair Chris Tuck (D-Anchorage) invited Anchorage residents to come share their ideas, concerns, and experiences with Anchorage-area legislators in the Alaska state House and Senate this Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at the Loussac Library. In addition to public testimony, the meeting will include brief presentations on ongoing and proposed state projects in and around Anchorage.
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Rep. Kreiss-Tomkins’ Newsletter: About that Fukushima Radiation…
January 8, 2014
Since the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, I’ve been trying to find zen with the the ongoing Fukushima nuclear mess. Between colossal tax cuts for oil companies, a budget forecast that induces acid reflux, and Medicaid un-expansion, I barely had the brainspace to worry whether my dad’s smoked sockeye was going to give me colon cancer or turn me into a mutant.
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Rep. Josephson’s Newsletter: Looking Forward to a New Year and a New Session
January 6, 2014
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
Five days from now I will pack up the car and begin the drive to Haines, at which point I will board a ferry headed to Juneau. In my previous newsletter I may have mislead you regarding the start date of the legislative session. To be clear, the first day of session is Tuesday January 21, 2014. However, before I leave, I hope to see you all tomorrow night at Wendler Middle School from 5:30pm – 7pm to discuss the future of natural gas in Alaska with specialist Larry Persily. Best wishes in the New Year!
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