E-News No. 11
April 13, 2013

As your representative,
I am here to listen and to help. Please don't  hesitate to contact me.

Rep.Harriet.Drummond
@akleg.gov

IN JUNEAU
Mid-January to mid-April
(907) 465-3875
State Capitol Rm  112
Juneau, AK 99801

IN ANCHORAGE
May to December
(907) 269-0190
716 W. 4^th Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501

Voice your opinions!
Here are some way to make sure your voice is heard:

Write a Letter to the Editor
It's the most read section of the newspaper. Submit up to 175 words to the Anchorage Daily News at www.adn.com

Contact the Governor
Governor Parnell's Office may be reached at 907-465-3500, or you can email him at sean.parnell@alaska.gov

You can also visit the state website at www.state.ak.us

Contact your
Congressional Delegation

Senator Mark Begich
www.begich.senate.gov
Anchorage Office
(907) 271-5915

Senator Lisa Murkowski www.murkowski.senate.gov
Anchorage Office
(907) 271-3735

Congressman Don Young
www.donyoung.house.gov
Anchorage Office
(907) 271-5978

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Busy, Busy, Busy.

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

Several reams of paper covering all the bills for Saturday’s Floor Session.

We’re in the last 36 hours of session and things are rapidly coming to a head here in the Capitol. Bills are being quickly rushed to the floor. Just this morning they scheduled a last minute meeting of Community and Regional Affairs, a committee that had previously adjourned for the rest of session, in order to get a bill on the House Floor today.

The bill in question is a good one: it provides property tax exemptions for the widow or widower of a person killed while performing military service. I tried to make an amendment the bill to include same-sex military couples, but unfortunately it did not pass.

I’m hopeful that the courts will soon make permanent changes to give all people equal right, regardless of sexual orientation.

Oil.

The bill on the floor today with huge impacts for all Alaskans is SB21, the Governor’s bill to massively reduce the revenues Alaska receives from oil.

We’re going to be making a choice between committing $1billion dollars a year to a 10-15 year project with absolutely no promise from the oil companies that we’ll get anything in return for our sacrifice, or investing that money in our children, our communities, our infrastructure, our future.

In 10-15 years many of Alaska’s children will be in college or the workplace. Think about how bright their futures could be if we were to invest that $1billion a year in their education instead of pushing it across the table to multi-national corporations.

Unfortunately, I’m afraid the bill is going to pass but I will continue to work hard to make sure both oil companies and the legislators voting for this bill are held accountable to our children and this State for the actions they are taking now. This bill is bad for Alaska, plain and simple.

Thank you,

Harriet Drummond

Likely the first time in Alaska Legislative History
that the Session Invocation was presented
to the house floor in Greek!

Mark Your Calendar!

Teen Writing Society

Are you a creative writer?

Join our Teen Writing Society! Meet other writers, share your work, and develop your craft. Expect world building, novel writing, poetry, and word wars. Just bring your imagination!

Wednesdays
6-8pm
Teen Underground, Loussac Library, level 3
3600 Denali St.

For more information on the writing society or if you are an adult wanting to volunteer, contact Candace Blas: blascm@muni.org