Rep. Tuck’s Community Connection: Recent Crimes Highlight Need for Parking Lot Vigilance
I want to alert you to a disturbing criminal trend happening in the Anchorage area.
It has been reported there are increasing number of robberies where purses and handbags are snatched from individuals in parking lots. Recently, an acquaintance of mine was blindsided by a punch and her wallet was taken in broad daylight in a very busy parking lot. These crimes are happening in situations that normally would be safe. This concerns me.
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Rep. Chris Tuck’s Community Connection: Senate Labor & Commerce Committee to Hold Hearing on Oil Industry Hiring Practices
As your representative in the Alaska Legislature one of my highest priorities has been to promote local hire in Alaska.
I am excited to report this Thursday, September 8th, the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee will hold a public hearing in Anchorage to discuss ways to increase the percentage of Alaskans employed in the oil industry.
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Rep. Chris Tuck’s Community Connection: Recent Compass Piece Highlights Potential Improvements in Education
For many Alaskans, going back to school is an exciting time of year. Students are excited to see their friends and take on new challenges. And parents are proud — even sometimes a bit relieved — as their children get back on the bus after a busy Alaska summer. It’s a fresh start, a chance to build on past experience and an opportunity to develop new skills and knowledge.
But parents and teachers know that the learning doesn’t stop when the students aren’t in school. And what youths learn at home, at camp, or out in the Alaska outdoors can have a big impact on how a child performs in the classroom. Just as those experiences cannot, and should not, be standardized, students are not standardized either. As any parent knows, what works for one doesn’t necessarily work for another. And not all kids share the same opportunities or challenges.
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Rep. Tuck’s Community Connection: Back to School! Watch Out for 20 Mile an Hour School Zones and Increased Pedestrian Activity
As many of you may know, the Anchorage School District will be starting school tomorrow on Tuesday, August 16th.
Besides a change of pace for families with children, the character of our neighborhoods will change too. Anyone who lives near a school knows how busy early morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up times can get.
Please watch out for flashing yellow lights around school zones and remember to be conscientious and use safe driving practices to keep our future generations safe, healthy and productive in the new school year!
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Rep. Tuck’s Community Connection: Constituent Meeting & Free BBQ / Fixing Roads and Schools
My office, along with Senator Kevin Meyer and Representative Charisse Millett will hold a Constituent Meeting and free BBQ tomorrow evening. I look forward to hearing from you, since you are the eyes and ears in our neighborhoods.
We will have information on road construction projects in our district, legislative news and answers to all your questions.
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Rep. Tuck’s Community Connection: Legislative Progress Despite Stand-Off
As the Governor and House and Senate budget negotiators continue their impasse, I’m using the special session to advance concerns critical to Alaska’s energy needs.
While serving on the Special Committee on Energy, we have been working jointly with the Resources Committee to go over the energy projects listed in the Senate’s capital bill. We just finished almost twelve hours of hearings and are now working on our comments to forward to the House Finance Committee in anticipation bill arriving to the House soon.
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