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Category Archives: AK News
April Business Meeting Canceled
In order to do our part to flatten the curve, Tongass Democrats Chair Edric Carrillo has canceled the April business meeting that would have been held next week. As a reminder, the Bartlett-Gruening Dinner has also been indefinitely postponed for … Continue reading
Posted in AK News, Informational, Juneau, maintenance, meeting reminder, Opinion
Tagged coronavirus
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report from the Juneau “Keep Alaska Open for Business” rally
As you may have heard, the Alaska State Legislature is in Special Session because they don’t have a budget passed. As a result, 17,000 State employees (including yours truly) received layoff notices, which will take effect on July 1 unless … Continue reading
Posted in AK Leg 2017, AK News, democracy, issues, Labor, Opinion, State budget, Workers
Tagged budget, citizen involvement
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Chair’s Corner: key take-aways from Rep. Parish’s Town Hall on the State budget
If you want to guarantee a sunny evening in Juneau, schedule a town hall meeting! Last Tuesday night, Representative Justin Parish (a Democrat serving House District 34 in the Juneau valley) hosted a town hall meeting with guest speaker Randy … Continue reading
Posted in AK Leg 2017, AK News, blog, Chair's Corner, democracy, Opinion, State budget
Tagged Justin Parish, Randy Hoffbeck, taxes, town hall
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TongassDemocrats.com site update
I’ll be out of town a lot this month, so TongassDemocrats.com will be on a low-volume posting schedule for May. Here is what you can count on from us, plus some resources to help you stay up-to-date on what’s happening … Continue reading
Posted in AK Leg 2017, AK News, maintenance
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EXPIRED Action Alert: testify for the University, oil/gas tax, and internet privacy
Public testimony is one of our most important tools in getting our opinions and concerns across to our Legislators, and the Alaska State Legislature maintains a page of opportunities for public testimony. Here are 2 published meetings (oil tax and … Continue reading
Posted in Action Announcement, AK Leg 2017, AK News, blog, democracy, Don Young, issues, Juneau, Opinion
Tagged calendar, citizen involvement
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