Anchorage – Thursday, Representative Les Gara (D-Anchorage) asked the Parnell Administration to hold off on a controversial proposal for tens of millions of dollars in additional tax reductions on a North Slope oilfield. Last week Governor Parnell’s Commissioner of Natural Resources announced his proposal to reduce the 12.5% royalty on the Nuna oilfield by over 50%. The proposed […]
Anchorage, Alaska – With election results showing that Ballot Measure 2 dealing with the legalization and regulation of marijuana passing, Representative Bob Lynn will be introducing legislation in the upcoming first session of the 29th Alaska Legislature to provide common sense safeguards and restrictions on its sale. “It looks like Alaskans have spoken, and now […]
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 […]
Washington, D.C – The House of Representatives and Alaskan Congressman Don Young today passed bipartisan legislation aimed at modestly updating the Endangered Species Act (ESA), a law enacted in 1973 to preserve, protect, and recover species. H.R. 4315, the Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act, which passed the House today by a vote of 233 […]