Rep. Tarr’s Newsletter: Hunger Action, Celebrating Tradesmen, & More
September is Hunger Action Month – The Paper Plate Project
The Alaska Food Coalition and Food Bank of Alaska want to help shine a light on hunger!
Rep. Tarr’s Newsletter: How to Get Your Alaska Grown
Summer is turning to Fall and Farmer’s Markets are happening almost daily around town. Supporting Alaska Grown is a personal priority and I’m a supporter of these markets (when I didn’t grow it myself!). To learn more about my bill to increase Alaska Grown click…
Read More →Rep. Tarr’s Newsletter: August Primary Elections
Early voting for this year’s August 19th Primary election began Monday! Voting early has many benefits: it provides greater access to voting, avoids waiting in line on Election Day, and is reported to improve both voter satisfaction and poll worker performance.
Read More →NEWS: House Democrats Praise Extension of Senior Benefits Program
House Democrats today praised the implementation of House Bill 263, extending the Alaska Senior Benefits Program through 2018. Sponsored by Rep. Mike Hawker (R-Anchorage), HB 263 was co-sponsored by 32 legislators in both houses, including Democratic Representatives Gara, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Josephson, Kawasaki, Kito III, Kreiss-Tomkins, Tarr, and Tuck. The bill was signed into law yesterday.
Read More →NEWS: Rep. Tarr Applauds New Fairbanks Borough School Policy
Representative Geran Tarr (D-Anchorage) today welcomed the Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board’s unanimous adoption of “Erin’s Policy.” The measure directs the district to teach students techniques for recognizing and reporting sexual abuse, and train teachers and staff to recognize signs of abuse and how to respond to them. The Board approved the policy at their meeting Tuesday night.
Read More →NEWS: House Democrats Honor Alaska National Guard
House Democratic Leader Chris Tuck (D-Anchorage) today encouraged Alaskans to join the Democratic caucus in observing Alaska National Guard Appreciation Day, Wednesday, July 30, 2014.
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