Archive Press Releases

2011-02-02 : Photo Image : 2400x1600 :

Representatives practice chest depressions during Standby CPR Training in the Speaker's Chambers following the House floor session today. UAA's Fire & Emergency Services Program offered the training from the Loren Marshall Foundation. More than half of the State House participated. ...

2011-02-02 : Audio Clip : 03:22 : Alaska Climate Impact Assessment Commission

House Finance Committee Co-Chair Bill Stoltze, R-Chugiak/Mat-Su (standing - left), speaks on behalf of his House Joint Resolution 13, honoring the 100th anniversary of President Ronald Reagan's birth, during today's floor session. The House passed the resolution unanimously. ...

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2011-02-02 : Photo Image : 2400x1600 : Senate Legislature Subcommittee

Representative Bob Herron, D-Bethel (left,) glances towards the video monitor for instructions during CPR Training today at the Capitol. More than half of the State House took the Standby CPR training offered by UAA's Fire & Emergency Services Program following today's House floor session. Rep. Lance Pruitt, R-Anchorage (lower left,) Majority Leader Alan Austerman, R-Kodiak (center, standing,) and Rep. Steve Thompson, R-Fairbanks, are also pictured. ...

2011-02-02 : Photo Image : 2400x1600 : Legislative Budget & Audit

Representative Paul Seaton, R-Homer, gets his blood pressure checked following today's House Floor session. The effort was hosted by the Dept. of Health & Social Services Division of Public Health's Alaska Code Blue Project. ...

2011-02-02 : Photo Image : 2400x1600 : Cook Inlet Salmon Task Force

Representative Lance Pruitt, R-Anchorage (center), walks with his staff to the House floor session today. ...

2011-02-02 : Audio Clip : 00:30 : ASC Subcommittee on Homeland Security

Today's daily audio features a pair of actualities from Majority Whip Peggy Wilson, R-Wrangell, speaking about the House's participation in – and the importance of – CPR training. Whip Wilson organized the House effort to get members involved in Standby CPR training, which was offered by the Loren Marshall Foundation through UAA's Fire & Emergency Services Program. Capital City Fire Rescue and the American Heart Association also contributed time and materials. 24 representatives attended the 22-minute class as the Alaska State House became the first legislative body in the nation to participate in the program. ...

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2011-02-02 : Photo Image : 2400x1600 : Alaska Climate Impact Assessment Commission

House Finance Committee Co-Chair Bill Stoltze, R-Chugiak/Mat-Su (standing - left), speaks on behalf of his House Joint Resolution 13, honoring the 100th anniversary of President Ronald Reagan's birth, during today's floor session. The House passed the resolution unanimously. ...

2011-02-02 : Photo Image : 2400x1600 :

UAA professor Jim Foster (center) leads representatives through the opening portion of today's Standby CPR Training in the Speaker's Chambers. The Loren Marshall Foundation offers the free training through the UAA Fire & Emergency Services Program. More than half of the State House participated in the 22-minute program, becoming the first legislative body in the nation to do so. ...

2011-02-02 : Audio Clip : 00:26 : ASC Subcommittee on Homeland Security

Today's daily audio features a pair of actualities from Majority Whip Peggy Wilson, R-Wrangell, speaking about the House's participation in – and the importance of – CPR training. Whip Wilson organized the House effort to get members involved in Standby CPR training, which was offered by the Loren Marshall Foundation through UAA's Fire & Emergency Services Program. Capital City Fire Rescue and the American Heart Association also contributed time and materials. 24 representatives attended the 22-minute class as the Alaska State House became the first legislative body in the nation to participate in the program. ...

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2011-02-02 : Press Release : Rep. Tammie Wilson

Today, Representative Tammie Wilson released the following statement in response to the DEC's air quality citation in the Fairbanks North Star Borough. "Apparently, as we've said all along, the state is much better at enforcement than the Borough - which lacks police powers ...  Read More »

2011-02-02 : Press Release : Rep. Lance Pruitt

Representative Lance Pruitt, Senator Bettye Davis, and Representatives Sharon Cissna will be hosting the first constituent meeting of the 2011 Legislative Session on Saturday February 12th from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm in the multi-purpose room at the King Career Center. This is your ...  Read More »