Rep. Ben Carpenter
Alaska House of Representatives, District 8

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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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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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Final Redistricting Map Announced

The redistricting board has published its final map. The new map can be found here. 2021 Final Plan Interactive (akredistrict.org) Detailed district maps will be published by the redistricting board soon. The new statewide districts will take effect next election

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Biden Mandate Defies Logic and Our Moral Obligations

The president of the United States, through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) arm of the federal government, has declared that employers must consider employees who get sick from Covid-19 as an occupational exposure and are therefore required to enforce vaccination

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End of Fourth Special Session Update

The fourth special session will end this week without a vote on a single bill nor action taken on any bills by any committee to address our structural deficit, the purpose for which we were called into session by Governor

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