VIDEO: Rep. Gara & Sen. Wielechowski Press Conference about emergency legislation to help address Alaska’s fiscal crisis.
April 1, 2015
March 31, 2015 Juneau - Rep. Les Gara, D-Anchorage, and Sen. Bill Wielechowski, D-Anchorage, hold a press conference about emergency legislation to help address Alaska’s fiscal crisis.
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NEWS: Wildlife Management Package Supports Broadened Strategies for Game Management and Tourism
March 18, 2015
JUNEAU – Today, Representative Andy Josephson (D-Anchorage) introduced three bills designed to broaden Alaska’s game management goals and strategies. This legislation acknowledges the value of wildlife to all Alaskans and the wide range of uses of game, as well as the importance of wildlife to the tourism industry.
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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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Note from Rep. Gara: State Invents “New” Numbers On $ Loss From New Oil Tax Law
December 6, 2013
Dear Neighbors,
Flip flop. Too much spin makes one nauseous. If you ask the public, in politics it either makes you nauseous, or not care. What’s the saying? You can fool some of the people some of the time, but…..well, someone help me with how that one goes - folksy sayings aren’t my strength.
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Rep. Geran Tarr’s Economic Development Tour: Bristol Bay Sockeye Fishery
July 31, 2013
Hello –
We share a common vision for our economic future- a thriving, diversified Alaskan economy, with family wage jobs, and sustainable development, whether it be energy, food, or construction. I am taking time this interim to learn more about important industries that are contributing to our state by providing jobs to Alaskans and revenue to our state.
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