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Juneau lawmaker’s bill to raise purchasing age, impose state tax on e-cigs sees mixed support
At a House Labor and Commerce Committee meeting on Monday, members of the public weighed in on House Bill 49, introduced by ...
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Practicing the art of of seeking funds from lawmakers during a lean year at the Alaska State Capitol
Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom and invited state lawmakers. The lone legislator at the event was Rep. Sara Hannan, a Juneau Democrat who as a majority caucus member of the House Finance Committee was ...
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A moving holiday season for Juneau’s legislators
Rep. Sara Hannan is moving up in the world, or at least in the confines of the Alaska State Capitol, while fellow Juneau Rep. Andi Story is also eyeing a brighter situation in the building after ...
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Expect tighter budget, but more say in how the money is spent, local legislators say
Jesse Kiehl and Rep. Sara Hannan in the Dzantik’i Heeni school commons. Both local Democrats, along with Rep. Andi Story who was absent due to illness, will be in the majority caucuses of their ...
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Tribal public schools, election reform, snowfall guessing contests among Legislature’s first bills
Sara Hannan, were introduced. One revives her past effort to raise the age to purchase tobacco products to 21 instead of 19, and imposing a 25% tax on vaping products (HB49). A companion bill has ...
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House grinds to a virtual halt as minority caucus filibusters transgender sports ban bill
Sara Hannan, a Juneau Democrat, said “I can’t speak to why someone else offers an amendment.” “I can speak to the fact that I think it’s a ridiculous waste of time to put a bill that ...
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House passes BSA increase, with other education provisions
Sara Hannan, of Juneau, read from the final lines of Fulghum’s “All I Need To Know I Learned in Kindergarten.” By the end of the day, sticking together is exactly how lawmakers got across ...