Rep. Ben Carpenter
Alaska House of Representatives, District 8

Good Governance

Sponsored Bills

Bill Highlight: HB 190 “Alaska Sunset Commission”

HB 190: Alaska Sunset Commission House Ways and Means Sponsored Bill   Alaska spends twice as much as other states on government. There is not enough time or information available to utilize the annual budget process to ensure efficient spending,

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Sponsored Bills

Sponsored Bills Breakdown

Here is a breakdown of all the bills I sponsor during the 2nd session of the 33rd legislature. If you press on the name of the bill, it will take you to the bill overview on the AK State Legislature

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Press Release: Response to Governor’s Budget Vetoes

June 20, 2023 Press Release: Response to Governor’s Budget Vetoes Yesterday, the Governor announced the vetoes he made to the FY24 budget. The Governor’s vetoes amount to a substantial $202 million in reductions, including $145 million from the operating budget

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Balanced Budget

Long-term Fiscal Plan

In July 2021, I participated in group discussions as a member of the Fiscal Policy Working Group (FPWG). The group was formed from members of both houses, from both political parties, and from all majority and minority caucuses. The genesis

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Economic Growth

Legislative Action Promoting Economic Growth

While legislative squabbling over budgets and permanent fund dividends has consumed much of our time, we managed to pass a couple Bills addressing economic growth. Many more Bills have been authored that I hope will pass in the second regular

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Sponsored Bills

Sponsored Bills

Here a list of my sponsored legislation for the 33rd Legislature. The links within will take you to akleg.gov where you can view the current status of the bill, the full text of the bill and any previous versions, any

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