OP-ED: A Permanent Fund Only Plan is Unfair to Alaskans
The members of the 29th Alaska Legislature will face some very big decisions when the unprecedented Fifth Special Session gets underway July 11. Never before in Alaska’s history has a Legislature needed five Special Sessions to get its work done but there is always a first time for everything. I and my colleagues in the Alaska Independent Democratic Coalition are in the minority in the Alaska Legislature, which means that we do not control the agenda and can really only debate and consider what the Governor and the Majority present to us. However, let me assure you that we stand ready, willing, and able to help solve the ongoing fiscal crisis that is threatening our economy and our institutions of government.
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Rep. Drummond’s Dispatch: Your Opportunity to Testify on the Operating Budget!
Today the House Finance Committee will be taking testimony on the state operating budget. I serve on three Finance subcommittees which passed recommended budgets for the Department of Corrections and the departments of Revenue and Administration. The Finance Committee has compiled the department budgets into one budget and will be taking testimony from across the state this week. Now it is your turn to make your voice heard.
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Rep. Drummond’s Newsletter: Come and see me in Anchorage this Saturday!
This week I had a meeting with a pair of outstanding West High women who are running an educational campaign that is near and dear to my heart.
It’s called “You Are Not Alone”, peer-to-peer suicide prevention and outreach training.
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VIDEO: Press Conference February 24th, 2015
Press conference with House Democratic Leader Rep. Chris Tuck, Representative Harriet Drummond and Representative Max Gruenberg.
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Rep. Drummond’s Newsletter: Everyone deserves dignity.
Session is in full swing and we have started to delve into important issues here in Juneau. The main topics of conversation revolve around the gas line and marijuana regulation.
I’ve got a couple new bills I’m working on that you may have read about in the news.
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