Rep. Kreiss-Tomkins’ Newsletter: What are those yahoos in Juneau up to now?
Like a good story, most legislative sessions have a narrative. Last session’s narrative was simple and wholesome: the passage of a multi-billion dollar tax cut for oil companies. And by golly, we got the job done with SB 21, which passed the Senate 11-9, and fulfilled its unfortunate destiny by a vote of 27-12 on the floor of the House of Representatives at 2:07 a.m. in the wee hours of April 14, 2013. (I was among the dozen dissenters.)
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NEWS: Representative Kreiss-Tomkins Bill Would Allow Easy, Online Access to Public Records
JUNEAU - Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (D-Sitka) introduced open data legislation on Friday establishing an online data portal to allow Alaskans to easily access public records from one central website – basically, a data.gov equivalent for the State of Alaska.
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House Bill 337 Sponsor Statement: Public Records Website
Link to the HB337 sponsor statement from the office of Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins
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House Bill 256 Sponsor Statement: Budget Info Provided to PFD Recipients
Link to the HB256 sponsor statement from the offices of Representatives Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins and Chris Tuck
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Rep. Kreiss-Tomkins’ Newsletter: About that Fukushima Radiation…
Since the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, I’ve been trying to find zen with the the ongoing Fukushima nuclear mess. Between colossal tax cuts for oil companies, a budget forecast that induces acid reflux, and Medicaid un-expansion, I barely had the brainspace to worry whether my dad’s smoked sockeye was going to give me colon cancer or turn me into a mutant.
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Rep. Kreiss-Tomkins’ Newsletter: A $2 Billion Goof
• “$2 billion revenue shortfall sparks oil tax debate” — Anchorage Daily News
• “Oil Tax Revenue Expected To Decline By $2 Billion” — Alaska Public Radio
• “Alaska Revenue Forecast Shows Unanticipated Multibillion-Dollar Deficit” — Alaska Dispatch
Translation: We, the State of Alaska, have $2 billion less in oil revenue this coming year than we thought.
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Rep. Kreiss-Tomkins’ Newsletter: Comedy & Tragedy
Some stuff in the legislature you just can’t make up. If you haven’t already read about it, I won’t recount what happened, because the professionals – Anchorage Daily News’s Rich Mauer and Alaska Public Radio’s Alexandra Gutierrez - have already done an excellent job.
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