Rep. Tarr’s Newsletter: End of Session
April 25, 2014
The Legislature adjourned today, five days after the 90-day statutory limit. We went into overtime to try and get it right on education. The omnibus education bill passed and I am extremely disappointed that the final bill will result in cuts for the Anchorage School District.
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Rep. Tuck’s Community Connection: Extended Session Fails our Kids on Education
April 25, 2014
Today on the fifth day of a regrettable and unnecessary extended session the Legislature adjourned sine die. Although state law requires the legislature to conclude legislative sessions within 90 days, the Alaska Constitution allows them to extend for up to 120 days. After that, the legislature must go into special session if there are remaining issues that must be resolved.
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Note from Rep. Gara: Wrong priorities: No Money To Improve Schools When They Want a Shiny Bridge
April 24, 2014
ob isn’t rocket science. And passing an education bill - the stated reason for the extended session - isn’t rocket science either. There is little reason this work could not have been done by Sunday, the official end of the 90-day session. Yet GOP leaders said they needed extra time, at a cost to you of about $30,000 a day.
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NEWS: No More Political Games - Fund Schools and End Session
April 23, 2014
JUNEAU - Today, on day 93 of a voter-mandated 90 day legislative session, House and Senate Democratic leaders Representative Chris Tuck and Senator Hollis French called on other legislative leaders to fund public schools and end this legislative session.
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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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