Costs rise. Our children shouldn’t have to make up the difference. JUNEAU – Today Representative Pete Petersen announced he will introduce legislation to protect Alaska schools from the rising costs of inflation. For the next budget year, Petersen’s proposal would increase the base student allocation $158.00, the exact amount required to offset inflation. …
Read More →Let me tell you about the work I’m doing as the 2011 Legislative Sessions gets underway. I have introduced several new bills and committees are moving through the standard department overviews to familiarize legislators with department missions and activities.
Read More →[ view this as a web page: http://www.akdemocrats.org/miller/012811_newsletter.htm ] Welcome to Juneau The people in District 7 continue an admirable record of election participation with last November’s turnout tallying 2nd highest in the State. As a result, I was chosen to represent District 7 in the State House. I am deeply humbled with this appointment …
Read More →Friends and Neighbors, As I wade through puddles here in Juneau I can’t help but think about the heat wave I am missing at home! The eleven members of the Interior Delegation, from left to right: Rep Kawasaki (Dist. 9), Rep Dick (Dist. 6), Rep Thompson (Dist. 10), Rep Guttenberg (Dist. 8), …
Read More →SPECIAL GETTING TO KNOW YOU EDITION Who said anything about money? We’re talking budgets here. I don’t know much about what’s going on in other offices in the state Capitol, but in the House Finance Committee room we’re doing budget overviews. What that means in regular English is this: A commissioner – the …
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