Rep. Ben Carpenter
Alaska House of Representatives, District 8

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Is Economic Growth A Legislative Priority?

After several recent lengthy updates, I promise to keep this short and to the point! Earlier this week I wrote about the risk permanent fund earnings pose to our oil & gas industry. My premise was that increased permanent fund investment earnings

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State Revenue Update

The second week of session is now behind us. Only sixteen more to go! I fully expect this session will continue until the 120th day, May 17, 2022, or very close to it. At this point, I would be very

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The Start Of The 2nd Legislative Session

    The Legislature met today for day one of the Second Session of the 32nd Legislature. I will continue to serve on the House Finance Committee. HFIN will meet Wednesday-Friday this week with reports from DOR, OMB, and Legislative

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Alaska Legislative Caucuses Explained

Caucuses: My Perspective The conversation about caucuses in the Alaska Legislature must start with a look at the constitutional authority the legislature derives its power from. Below are excerpts from the state constitution followed by my perspective on caucuses in

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2021 Veteran’s Day Message

This Veterans Day, I’d like us to consider what it means to ‘march to the sound of the guns.’ This military aphorism may have its roots in the Civil War or possibly World War II. It was likely first issued

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