Monthly Archives: February 2011

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Gara, French Urge Governor to Promote Alaska’s Oil Incentives Would-be producers need to know the breaks Alaska already offers for oil development   Today, Senator Hollis French and Representative Les Gara (both D-Anchorage) urged Governor Parnell to promote various tax breaks Alaska already offers in order to draw oil investment to …

  Sponsor Statement HB 11 – Colonoscopy Coverage for Retirees      House Bill 11 fills an important hole in cancer-related insurance coverage that is available to those with private and state insurance, but not to retired public employees.      The legislation would extend coverage for colorectal cancer screening to retirees receiving health benefits …

SPONSOR STATEMENT HB33: Stability and Opportunity for Foster Youth   House Bill 33 aims to make a few modest fixes to the current rules used by the Office of Children's Services (OCS) to provide opportunity for success to our 2,000 foster youth. The Legislature came together to make significant changes in this regard last year. …

While some states have lost public fishing stream access, forcing people to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars to fish stretches if prime water, Alaska state Representative Les Gara (D-Anchorage) today introduced legislation to protect Alaskans’ access to their favorite fishing spots.

  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. …