Rep. Josephson’s Newsletter: Back in the Classroom
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
I have spent much of the past few weeks in the classroom, exploring our local elementary schools and middle school; this month I am visiting East High School. Through these visits I have learned about capital project priorities and general budgetary priorities for specific schools, as well as our public education system as a whole. It’s been a nostalgic time for me recalling previous years spent as a high school teacher in the Kuspuk School District in the early ‘90s. The kids in our classrooms are our future, and I believe that it’s up to us to provide them with meaningful, wide-ranging, and rigorous public educations.
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Rep. Josephson’s Newsletter: To Insure or Not to Insure: Medicaid Expansion
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
You can’t listen to the TV or radio without hearing about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the effect it is having on Americans’ lives. I would like to use this newsletter as a chance to help further inform you about how the ACA will impact your life.
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Rep. Andy Josephson’s Newsletter: Northern Access U-Med Road Meeting
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
Tomorrow, October 8th from 5:30 - 7:00pm, please join me along with Senators Wielechowski, Gardner, and Ellis, and Representatives Tarr and Gruenberg for a Town Hall meeting regarding the Northern Access Road project in the East High School commons area. (PARKING MAY BE CHALLENGING BECAUSE OF A TUESDAY NIGHT RACE SERIES EVENT, ALSO BEING HELD AT EAST HIGH SCHOOL).
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Rep. Josephson’s Newsletter: Alaska’s Marketplace: Online Health Insurance
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
This morning, Alaska’s online health insurance market debuted. Today, Alaskans can shop online for private insurance to meet the requirements of the new federal health care law. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has become muddled and confusing since its original enactment in 2010. Most recently, rhetoric on the government shutdown and postponement of the law creates even more confusion.
It is my job to keep you informed of your options and educated on the major components of the Affordable Care Act as they take effect in the next year. What matters to me is maximizing the benefit of the ACA for Alaskans.
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Rep. Josephson’s Newsletter: Community Empowerment: Northern Access, UAA, and Pebble
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
Tomorrow night’s Assembly meeting will include an opportunity for public testimony on the state grant funds appropriated by the Legislature to the Municipality of Anchorage in the capital budget. These funds include the $20 million dedicated to the Northern Access Road project. The Municipality must pass Resolution No. AR 2013-244, which appropriates State of Alaska grants to various municipal funds and departments.
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Rep. Josephson’s Newsletter: Community Councils - Back in Action
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
After a summer off (although, some of our community councils met all summer!) community councils are back in action this fall. Community councils are a great way to get involved, and stay informed on the happenings in your neighborhood.
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