Posted by Jeanne Devon on December 18, 2010 · 17 Comments
Thomas Dewar has served as press secretary, communications director and campaign consultant for local, state and national campaigns, labor unions, progressive ballot initiatives and non-profits. A graduate of UC-Berkeley, he most recently managed an Alaska legislative campaign, winning a double-digit victory in an otherwise difficult year for Democrats. The bracing efficiency of America’s private sector has withstood many a bureaucratic assault from meddlesome government regulators, but the past year has seen our corporate titans really step up their game. Any investment advisor will tell you a diversified portfolio is key, and American Captains of Industry have worked hard in every…
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Posted by Jeanne Devon on June 14, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Governor Sean Parnell, who has framed himself as an advocate for women and children, last week vetoed a bipartisan bill passed by the Alaska Legislature that would have provided health care for 1300 Alaskan children and prenatal care to more than 200 pregnant Alaskan women. These, most vulnerable Alaskans are those that fall between 175% and 200% of the federally recognized poverty level. Those that fall below that level are already covered by the state program, called Denali KidCare. What made the governor decide to veto the bill? He just discovered, he said, that some of the money allocated would…
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Category Alaska Legislature, Bang it, Election 2010, Health Care Reform, Sarah Palin, Sean Parnell, Vitamin Democracy, Whackjobbery · Tags Bettye Davis, Bill Wielechowski, Hollis French, Johnny Ellis, Sean Parnell Denali Kid Care, Sean Parnell health care, Sean Parnell veto
