Note from Rep. Gara: Happy New Year & 2014 Legislative Priorities
January 2, 2014
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
First - a New Year’s wish to you. It’s a little different. You’ve all done something good for someone, maybe lots of things. Maybe more than lots, but I don’t know the word for “more than lots”. Take a moment and think about what you’ve done. Who you’ve helped. How you’ve lent a hand. I think you owe that to yourself.
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Rep. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Air Quality News and Election Reminder
September 24, 2013
I’m sure a lot of you have seen or heard about the new state air pollution regulations released last week by the State Department of Environmental Conservation. You may be wondering what it means for you and what it means for Fairbanks. I read over the regulations and want to share some information with you.
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Rep. Kreiss-Tomkins Newsletter: What Happened?! (The Sequel)
July 8, 2013
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
The Alaska Legislature does two things: we write the budget and we write the law. I’m trying to break down the recent legislative session: last time I focused on the budget; this time I’ll focus on the law. Just what kind of legislation are those yahoos over in Juneau passing?!
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Rep. Kreiss-Tomkins’ Newsletter: What Happened?! (Part 1)
June 3, 2013
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
What exactly did those yahoos over in Juneau do with your money?!
I’m writing a couple of newsletters to help make sense of the recently concluded legislative session, and the budget was a big part of it. After all, the Alaska Legislature basically does two things: we write laws and we write the budget. It’s good to know how much money we have and how much we’re spending.
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Rep. Kawasaki’s Juneau Note: Back to Work in Fairbanks
May 7, 2013
Dear Neighbors,
It’s hard to believe the first session of the 28th Legislature is already over, having wrapped up on the evening of April 14th. This session was unique – and while there were positive moments of collaboration between legislators, political parties and the public, there were also troubling trends regarding a lack of public participation and due process. Shortened public testimony, rushed bills through committees, and not taking the time to seriously consider some of the most historic issues we as legislators will ever see is a trend that must be reversed.
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