VIDEO: Rep. Gara Sought to Add a Fair Oil Tax to Oil Tax Credit Legislation
May 13, 2016: Rep. Gara Sought to Add a Fair Oil Tax to Oil Tax Credit Legislation
Read More →How We Can all Help with Alaska’s Sadly Growing Number of Foster Children
Representative Gara has been touring the community on easier and challenging ways to make a difference in a foster child’s life. He’s provided this primer, with contact numbers, on simple and less simple things we can do to make a child’s life better.
Read More →Note from Rep. Gara: ALERT: Extended Evening Budget Testimony By Phone
I didn’t mean to scare you with an “alert”. All is fine. Sort of. We have worked with Finance Committee Chairs to make it easier for you to testify on the budget. Here are a few budget facts for your consideration:
Read More →Note from Rep. Gara: Medicaid Expansion: Facts & A Capitol Building Lecture Sponsored By An Outside Group That Opposes It.
Last week I wrote on the Walker Administration’s proposal to accept $145 million in Federal Funding for Medicaid Expansion in Alaska this year. That Op-Ed follows and explains how accepting Medicaid Expansion, as many Republican and Democratic Governors have, will save state money, cut our state budget by $6.6 million (in just this coming year), create 4,000 needed jobs, and grant medical care and insurance payment help to thousands of Alaskans.
Read More →Note from Rep. Gara: Saturday & Next Week: We Want You (To Speak Out So We Can Listen)
Saturday is the annual “Anchorage Caucus.” A terrible name (who besides politicians uses the word “caucus?!” Anyway, it’s a listening session by Anchorage area legislators from 1 ’til 3 (and until 5 if there’s more public testimony) at the Anchorage Assembly Chambers at the Loussac Library.
Read More →NEWS: Legislation to Honor Veterans with Bravery Award License Plates Passes First Committee of Referral
Juneau – Today, the House Military and Veterans’ Affairs Committee passed House Bill 61 to allow the Department of Motor Vehicles to produce specialty license plates for recipients of the Bronze Star, Silver Star and other meritorious awards involving valor in battle. Current law leaves out license plate designations for a number of important combat related medals.
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