JUNEAU – Senate Democratic Leader Hollis French (D-Anchorage) and House Democratic Leader Chris Tuck (D-Juneau) will give the Democratic caucuses’ response to the governor’s State of the State speech immediately following the conclusion of the governor’s speech on Wednesday night.
Read More →Today, Representative Beth Kerttula (D-Juneau), the House Democratic Leader, resigned her seat in the Alaska State House of Representatives effective Friday, January 24 to accept a position as Visiting Fellow at the Center for Ocean Solutions at Stanford University starting February 3.
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JUNEAU - Today, Democratic legislators in the Alaska state House and Senate announced legislation to reauthorize and make permanent the Senior Benefits Program, currently set to expire June 30, 2015.
Read More →Hope your new year is off to a fabulous start! We’ve been working hard this fall getting out talking to as many people as possible in support of GMO labeling. We’ve also kept up our fight on GMO salmon.
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JUNEAU – Today, Representative Harriet Drummond (D-Anchorage), Representative Beth Kerttula (D-Juneau) and Representative Geran Tarr (D-Anchorage) pre-filed legislation to expand Denali KidCare, the state’s popular health care program for low-income children and pregnant women, to roughly 1500 more Alaskan women and children.
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JUNEAU – Today, Representative Geran Tarr (D-Anchorage) pre-filed “Erin’s Law” to give Alaska children tools to protect themselves from child abuse. Erin Merryn has earned national attention for her efforts to pass the legislation in all fifty states, including appearances on the Oprah Winfrey Show and other national programs.
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