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House Passes Resolution on Proposed Plan for Offshore Lease Sales

By Drew Cason | Akleg on Feb 22, 2018   At Sea, Featured, State  

House Passes Resolution on Proposed Plan for Offshore Lease Sales

Juneau-Wednesday, the Alaska House of Representatives passed House Resolution 6, weighing in on the 2019-2024 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Draft Proposed Program. The current draft program calls for lease sales in 14 of the 15 planning areas in Alaska (there are a total of 26 planning areas across the country). “With […]

Alaska House Votes to Allow Elected Officials to Solemnize Marriages

By Drew Cason | Akleg on Feb 20, 2018   Featured, State  

Alaska House Votes to Allow Elected Officials to Solemnize Marriages

Juneau – Monday, the Alaska House of Representatives passed legislation sponsored by Representative Matt Claman (D-Anchorage) that amends the Alaska Marriage Code to add language that allows for marriages to be solemnized by elected officials of the state of Alaska. Under current Alaska statute, marriage may only be solemnized by a minister, priest, rabbi, or […]

$500-700 Million Loss to Alaskans: Fair Oil Tax Reforms Passed by the House Could Erase Major Portion of $2.5 Billion State Deficit

By Drew Cason | Akleg on Feb 15, 2018   Featured, Politics, State  

$500-700 Million Loss to Alaskans: Fair Oil Tax Reforms Passed by the House Could Erase Major Portion of $2.5 Billion State Deficit

Juneau – A recent report from the Department of Revenue shows the state is losing more than a half billion dollars in annual revenue by not enacting the modest 25% tax on oil company profits passed by the House last year. Today, Representative Les Gara (D-Anchorage) released the following statement regarding the role oil taxes […]

House Passes Bill Naming Alaska’s Dating Violence Education Effort “Bree’s Law”

By Drew Cason | Akleg on Feb 14, 2018   Featured, Politics, State  

House Passes Bill Naming Alaska’s Dating Violence Education Effort “Bree’s Law”

Juneau – Today, the Alaska House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation to formally name Alaska’s dating violence awareness and prevention requirements in honor of Bree Moore, whose tragic death in 2014 was the impetus to implement the requirements in Alaska just a year later. Alaska’s dating violence prevention efforts will now be known as “Bree’s […]

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