Note from Rep. Gara: Book Drive! Register to Vote for August 19 Primary by Monday! Oil Facts Not Sound Bites!
I just wanted to let you know that, first, Thread’s summer book drive is happening this month. Thread, a non-profit, does great work for families on early childhood education. Also, Monday is the deadline to register to vote for the August 19 Primary Election. You can register 30 days before the election, and if you don’t register for the Primary, you can still register 30 days before the November General Election to vote then.
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NEWS: House Democrats Congratulate Arctic Appointees
Alaska’s Democratic State Representatives today congratulated former Lieutenant Governor, Alaska Representative, University of Alaska Anchorage Chancellor, and Juneau Mayor Fran Ulmer, along with U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Admiral Robert J. Papp, Jr. (Ret.) on the announcement of their appointments to serve the United States on Arctic issues.
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NEWS: Representative Gara To Participate In Oil Taxation Debate
Today, Monday, July 14, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Rep. Les Gara (D-Anchorage) will join a four-person panel discussion presenting both sides of the debate on Ballot Measure #1, the August 19 repeal vote on the Parnell Administration’s 2013 Alaska oil revenue rollback, SB 21.
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NEWS: House Democrats Oppose Increased LIO Expenditure
House Democratic Leader Representative Chris Tuck (D-Anchorage) today reiterated his caucus’s position regarding yesterday’s Legislative Council vote to authorize increased spending on the Anchorage Legislative Information Office (LIO).
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NEWS: Legislators Call on DOT/PF to Delay Government Hill Demolition
Sen. Johnny Ellis and Rep. Les Gara (both D-Anchorage) wrote today to the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities on its plans to pay to demolish over $2.2 million in Government Hill residential properties before securing a necessary Federal loan.
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Note from Rep. Gara: Foster Care Numbers Spike, Need for Laptops Rises; Good East High Stadium Progress
As you know, we’ve spearheaded a volunteer effort with Facing Foster Care in Alaska to get the word out that foster youth face yet another disadvantage in life. Many of them – probably most – don’t have a computer to do school work with. We want foster youth to succeed. That’s both our job as the legal guardian of Alaska’s foster youth, and the moral thing to do.
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