NEWS: Democrats Introduce Denali KidCare Expansion
JUNEAU – Today, Representative Harriet Drummond (D-Anchorage), Representative Beth Kerttula (D-Juneau) and Representative Geran Tarr (D-Anchorage) pre-filed legislation to expand Denali KidCare, the state’s popular health care program for low-income children and pregnant women, to roughly 1500 more Alaskan women and children.
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NEWS: Democrats Pre-file Bill to Ensure Safe Places for Mothers to Breastfeed
JUNEAU – Today, Representative Geran Tarr (D-Anchorage), Representative Beth Kerttula (D-Juneau), and Representative Harriet Drummond (D-Anchorage) pre-filed legislation to ensure Alaskan mothers have the time and a safe place to breastfeed or express milk while at work. Currently, it is difficult for many Alaskan mothers to find a clean, safe place to express while at work.
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NEWS: Democrats Pre-file Bill to Guarantee Employees Can Earn Paid Sick Leave
JUNEAU – Today, Representative Geran Tarr (D-Anchorage), Representative Beth Kerttula (D-Juneau), and Representative Harriet Drummond (D-Anchorage) pre-filed legislation to guarantee Alaskans can earn paid sick leave.
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NEWS: Democrats Pre-file Bill to Re-establish Alaska Commission on the Status of Women
JUNEAU – Today, Representative Geran Tarr (D-Anchorage), Representative Beth Kerttula (D-Juneau), and Representative Harriet Drummond (D-Anchorage) pre-filed legislation (HB226) to re-establish the Alaska Commission on the Status of Women.
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NEWS: Drummond Pre-Files Bill to Protect Alaska Bees, Agriculture
JUNEAU – Today, Representative Harriet Drummond pre-filed legislation to ban a class of pesticides that harm bee populations local agriculture businesses depend on to pollinate berries and other crops. The legislation (HB224) aims to prevent the introduction of these pesticides before they impact Alaskan agriculture as they have in the Lower 48 and around the world.
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