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Tag Archives: budget
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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Meetings this week (6/12 – 6/18)
Tongass Democrats’ Year of Kindness and Strategic Planning committees will be meeting this week. The Alaska State Legislature reconvenes tomorrow morning at 11 AM, but their public testimony calendar is blank this week. However, the House appears to be soldiering … Continue reading
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Tagged budget, calendar, citizen involvement, Juneau
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#MakeTheCall: AK Republican Senators need an earful
The State Legislature is back in session tomorrow, so today is a good day to make sure Senate Republicans feel appreciated upon their return to their offices. And by “appreciated,” I mean that they need to feel like we are watching … Continue reading
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Meetings this week (6/5 – 6/11)
Summer is here, and so naturally it is time to think about money! The City and Borough of Juneau will vote on our annual budget tomorrow, and the Legislature has less than two weeks to get a budget passed for … Continue reading
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Tagged budget, calendar, CBJ, citizen involvement, Juneau, juneau assembly, juneau gov't, local gov't
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CBJ library outreach budget update
As a local resident of Juneau, I sent an email to the Assembly, asking members to oppose any cuts to the library outreach budget that might be recommended by the Finance Committee. However, the Assembly Finance Committee meeting planned for … Continue reading
Posted in Informational, issues, Juneau, Opinion, Your Difference
Tagged budget, CBJ, citizen involvement, Juneau, juneau assembly, juneau gov't, local gov't
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