JUNEAU-Today Senator Dennis Egan, D-Juneau, introduced Senate Bill 30, which allows teachers, firefighters, troopers and other public servants to choose between two Alaska retirement systems: paying into the current 401(k)-styledefined contribution accounts or earning a defined benefit pension. The legislation creates a new, more predictable pension tier for public employees.
JUNEAU – David Guttenberg (D – District 38) was sworn in yesterday to serve his sixth term in the Alaska House of Representatives. Speaker Mike Chenault administered the oath of office during the House’s regular floor session.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, will hold an on-the-record pen & pad session with reporters on Wednesday, Jan. 23, to discuss her recent trip to Asia. The pen & pad session will be held in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s library (enter through Senate Dirksen-370) at 11 a.m.
WHITE HOUSE — President Barack Obama has been formally sworn in for a second four-year term.