Legislature Supports Efforts of Recover Alaska
Organization looks at causes of excessive alcohol consumption in Alaska Tuesday, April 15, 2014, Juneau, Alaska – The Alaska Legislature, with unanimous passage in the Alaska Senate, today passed House...
View ArticlePassed Legislation by Guiding Principle – 28th Legislature
Affordable Energy HB 4 – Alaska Gasline Development Corporation HB 47 – Injunctions/Industrial Operations HB 129 – Oil & Gas Exploration/Development Areas HB 198 – Oil & Gas & Gas Only...
View ArticleHouse Adjourns 28th Alaska Legislature
Friday, April 25, 2014, Juneau, Alaska — The Alaska House of Representatives today adjourned the 28th Legislature sine die, following fulfillment of its constitutional duty to pass an operating budget...
View ArticleTrio of Herron Bills Signed by Governor
Medical Examiner bill enacted, Arctic Council & Recover Alaska resolutions filed Thursday, July 17, 2014, Bethel, Alaska – Alaska Governor Sean Parnell today signed a package of legislation passed...
View ArticleLeadership Wary of Changing Legislative Affairs Agency Office Account Policy
Speaker, Majority Leader, Whip believe transparent process best serves public, in wake of incoming Legislative Council Chair survey Monday, December 22, 2014, Anchorage, Alaska – Alaska Speaker of the...
View ArticleNews from Rep. Bob Herron
Dear friends and neighbors, I hope this e-News finds you well. Welcome to the 29th Legislature and the 2015 Legislative Session. My staff and I are back in Juneau and ready to work for you. I am now in...
View ArticleMajority Releases Guiding Principles for 29th Legislature
New Caucus debuts list of priorities following pre-session planning meetings Wednesday, January 21, 2015, Juneau, Alaska – Members of the Alaska House Majority Caucus debuted the guiding principles...
View ArticleSponsor Statement: HB 1
Alaskans are on the forefront of new exploration and use of Arctic resources, and of new circumpolar cooperation. Providing relevant information about the reality of the emerging Arctic, understanding...
View ArticleNews from Rep. Bob Herron
Dear friends and neighbors, The second week of the first session of the 29th Legislature is drawing to a close. Tuesday, January 20 was the first day of the session when all new and returning...
View ArticleNews from Rep. Bob Herron
Dear friends and neighbors, The tenor of the Legislature is beginning to change as we end the third week of the session. Everyone is settling into their new roles. I am proud to serve as a member of...
View ArticleHouse Approves Delineating State’s Arctic Policy
House Bill 1 enshrines Alaska Arctic Policy Commission report Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, Juneau, Alaska – The Alaska House of Representatives voted to pass House Bill 1, which creates the first...
View ArticleNews from Rep. Bob Herron
Dear friends and neighbors, Today is the 25th day of the first session of the 29th Alaska Legislature. Time is flying by – we’re already more than a quarter of the way through the session. This...
View ArticleNews from Rep. Bob Herron
Dear friends and neighbors, Friday, February 20, marked the end of the first month of this year’s 90-day legislative session. Earlier in the week, I traveled with a legislative delegation to Kotzebue...
View ArticleNews from Rep. Bob Herron
Dear friends and neighbors, The legislative budget process is moving along. The House budget subcommittees closed out their budgets last week. Based on their recommendations, the House Finance...
View ArticleNews from Rep. Bob Herron
Dear friends and neighbors, We are publishing this special edition of our newsletter in order to give everyone a heads-up about the ability to give input on the House of Representatives’ version of the...
View ArticleCaucus Leaders Respond to Governor Walker
Majority leadership united in will to progress LNG project and serve Alaskans Monday, March 2, 2015, Juneau, Alaska – Members of Alaska House Majority Caucus leadership wished to express their...
View ArticleSponsor Statement: HB 40
HB 40: “An Act relating to the use of electronic cigarettes”, would add electronic cigarettes to the statutory definition of smoking, thereby making it illegal state-wide to smoke e-cigs everywhere...
View ArticleSponsor Statement: HCR 5
HCR 5 urges the Alaska State Legislature to declare 2015-2017 the “Years of the Arctic,” during which time the state of Alaska should promote its Arctic policy, follow up on strategic recommendations...
View ArticleNews from Rep. Bob Herron
Dear friends and neighbors, Yesterday, Thursday, March 5 marked the official halfway point of this year’s 90-day session. I am writing this from Washington, DC, where I testified at a U.S. Senate...
View ArticleHouse Honors Services of Late Senator Ted Stevens
Resolution highlights contributions to Alaska, denounces decision to reverse suspensions of federal prosecutors who withheld evidence Wednesday, March 11, 2015, Juneau, Alaska – The Alaska House of...
View ArticleNews from Rep. Bob Herron
Dear friends and neighbors, Today is day 53 of the 90-day legislative session. The big news in the Capitol continues to be the operating budget. The House has finished its work and now it’s the...
View ArticleSponsor Statement: HB 52
House Bill 52 establishes a matching grant program, in the Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development, for eligible museum construction, expansion, and major renovation projects. This...
View ArticleSponsor Statement: HB 101
Bond Bank has saved Alaskan communities approximately $112 million, and has secured over $1.5 billion dollars since inception to finance the construction of key projects; including schools, roads,...
View ArticleNews from Rep. Bob Herron
Dear friends and neighbors, Today is day 60 of our 90-day legislative session – 2/3 down, 1/3 of the way to go. Thank you to everyone who has contacted me this session. It’s important hearing from my...
View ArticleHouse Acts to Declare 2015-2017 as “Years of the Arctic”
The Alaska House of Representatives tonight passed a resolution declaring 2015-2017 the “Years of the Arctic,” highlighting the importance of Alaska pursuing the strategic recommendations found in the...
View ArticleSponsor Statement: CS HCR 5 (EDA) am
HCR 5 urges the Alaska State Legislature to declare 2015-2017 the “Years of the Arctic,” during which time the state of Alaska should promote its Arctic policy, follow up on strategic recommendations...
View ArticleNews from Rep. Bob Herron
Dear friends and neighbors, The legislative session is scheduled to come to an end in just over three weeks. Once again, the budget is in the spotlight. There will be another opportunity for members of...
View ArticleNews from Rep. Bob Herron
Dear friends and neighbors, Happy Easter! I hope you are able to spend the holiday surrounded by loved ones. Thank you to everyone who has contacted me this session. It’s important hearing from my...
View ArticleLegislature Honors Service of Late Senator Ted Stevens
Resolution highlights contributions to Alaska, denounces decision to reverse suspensions of federal prosecutors who withheld evidence Wednesday, April 8, 2015, Juneau, Alaska – The Alaska Legislature...
View ArticleLegislature Declares 2015-17 as “Years of the Arctic”
The Alaska Legislature today passed a resolution declaring 2015-2017 the “Years of the Arctic,” highlighting the importance of Alaska pursuing the strategic recommendations found in the Alaska Arctic...
View ArticleNews from Rep. Bob Herron
Dear friends and neighbors, We are in the home stretch. Today is day 81 of our 90-day session. The session’s last day is slated to be Sunday, April 19. There’s talk in the Capitol that the session may...
View ArticleHouse Adjourns First Session of 29th Legislature
House trims budget in time of decreasing revenue, pushes to replace education funding, and fights back against federal overreach Monday, April 27, 2015, Juneau, Alaska — The Alaska House of...
View ArticleHerron’s Arctic Policy Bill Signed Into Law
Alaska leads the nation in Arctic Policy development Monday, May 11, 2015, Bethel, Alaska – Representative Bob Herron’s House Bill 1, creating the first comprehensive Arctic policy for the state, was...
View ArticleHouse Adjourns Second Special Session Sine Die
Gavel falls after Senate agrees to House compromise budget, HB 44 passage The Alaska House of Representatives this afternoon adjourned sine die the second special session of the 29th Legislature. The...
View ArticleHerron Elected Chair of PNWER Arctic Caucus
Crucial for Alaska to have a voice during the United States’ Chair of the Arctic Council Thursday, July 16, 2015, Bethel, Alaska – Representative Bob Herron was elected Chair of the Arctic Caucus at...
View ArticleSenate, House Committees to Work on Arctic Policy Implementation Plan Friday...
Legislature continues to lead in developing State’s Arctic Policy The Alaska Senate and House announced today that the Arctic Committees will meet later this week to continue efforts to implement the...
View ArticleNews from Rep. Bob Herron
Dear friends and neighbors, Legislature’s Arctic Committees Meet on Arctic Policy Related to Healthy Communities Thursday, October 1, 2015 – The House Special Committee on Economic Development, Tourism...
View ArticleNews from Rep. Bob Herron
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Thanks to Bethel Search & Rescue (BSAR) for this aerial survey of 60 miles of the Kuskokwim River from Napaskiak to Tuluksak:...
View ArticleEconomic Development, Tourism & Arctic Policy Special Committee Announces...
Panel receiving presentations from Neal Fried, Dr. Scott Goldsmith, more The Alaska House Special Committee on Economic Development, Tourism and Arctic Policy will meet next week for a series of...
View ArticleNews from Rep. Bob Herron
Dear friends and neighbors, The second session of the 29th Alaska Legislature began Tuesday at our State Capitol in Juneau. As we all know, Alaska’s estimated $3.8 billion state fiscal gap will...
View ArticleHouse, Senate Arctic Advocates React to Joint Statement
Historic meeting between US & Canadian Executives focuses on arctic development Thursday, March 10, 2016, Juneau, Alaska – The White House today released a joint statement from the United States...
View ArticleSponsor Statement: HJR 30
HJR 30 urges discontinuing the usage of the term “post-traumatic stress disorder” and encouraging the usage of the term “post-tramatic stress injury.” A post-traumatic stress injury occurs after a...
View ArticleNews from Rep. Bob Herron
Dear friends and neighbors, Alaska’s Operating Budget The House has passed House Bill 256, the FY17 operating budget. The operating budget funds state services and programs in its administrative...
View ArticleLegislators Welcome Decision to Keep 4-25 Brigade at JBER
Monday, March 21, 2016, Juneau, Alaska – House Military & Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chair Bob Herron and Eagle River Representative Dan Saddler today welcomed the decision by the U.S. Army to...
View ArticleSponsor Statement: CS HJR 30 (MLV)
HJR 30 urges discontinuing the usage of the term “post-traumatic stress disorder” and ecouraging the usage of the term “post-traumatic stress injury.” A post-traumatic stress injury occurs after a...
View ArticleLegislative Council Negotiates Lower Price, Set to Buy LIO
Final offer less than continuing current lease, avoids costly move/uncertainty Thursday, March 31, 2016, Juneau, Alaska – The Alaska Legislature’s Joint Legislative Council tonight gained hard-fought...
View ArticleY-K Delta Legislators Welcome News of Historic Joint Venture
Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation & the Indian Health Service announce new healthcare facilities and providers Friday, April 1, 2016, Juneau, Alaska – Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Region legislators,...
View ArticleHouse Votes to Recognize PTSD as an injury, not disorder
Rep. Herron calls for continuing evolution in care and evaluation of trauma Thousands of Alaskan military veterans and other trauma survivors received the support of the Alaska House of Representatives...
View ArticleFormer Arctic Policy Commission Co-Chair Highlights Need for Increased Arctic...
Herron responds to recent grounding of fuel tanker off Alaska’s coast Friday, June 24, 2016, Bethel, Alaska – Earlier today a Norwegian flagged chemical tanker, the Champion Ebony, ran aground on...
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