Senator Drue Pearce's 1997 Press Release Archive

• Audio Clip Only on 12-15-97: Senate Finance Co-Chair, Senator Drue Pearce, applauds the Governor for providing the entire budget at once. Having the entire budget package allows the legislature to look at the entire budget picture much sooner than in previous years.
  = Drue Pearce, 27 K
• Audio Clip Only on 12-15-97: Senator Pearce discusses the Governor's troubling $450 Million draw against various state savings accounts for his upcoming budget. Senator Pearce stresses the legislative majority's primary goal is to close the fiscal gap.
  = Drue Pearce, 44 K
• Audio Clip Only on 12-15-97: Senator Pearce comments on how budget deliberations this year will focus on the specific goal of leaving more money in Alaskan pocket books.
  = Drue Pearce, 44 K
• Audio Clip Only on 12-15-97: Senator Pearce stresses that the definative goal of the legislature this year is to close the fiscal gap while strengthening education, maintaining a stable job climate, creating a strong economy, and ensuring safe communities.
  = Drue Pearce, 40 K

• Legislators Focus on Efficiency and Effectiveness, 11-17-97

• Anchorage to Host Energy Council’s Annual Fall Conference, 09-19-97

• Senate DOT Task Force to Review Marine Highway System September 16th - 20th, 09-11-97
  = John Torgerson, 86 K

• Legislative Leaders Challenge Governor’s Line Item Vetoes, 09-05-97
  = Drue Pearce, 57 K

• Budget Signed Into Law, Second Year of Legislative Leadership's Five-Year Fiscal Plan Implemented; 07-01-97

• Republican-Led Majority Reduces State Spending $62.8 Million, Meets Year-Two Goal of Five-Year Plan; 05-11-97

• Legislature Announces Unexpected Windfall for Alaska Cities, 05-08-97
  = Mark Hanley and Drue Pearce, 213 K

• Senate Passes Capital Budget -- Meets $100 Million Target, Protects Rural Alaska and Increases Permanent Fund, 05-07-97
  = Mike Miller = Bert Sharp

• Republican-led Majority Follows Through on Commitment to Fight Crime, Transmits "Safe Neighborhood" Legislation to Governor; 05-06-97
  = Brian Porter and Dave Donley: 232 K = Dave Donley, Al Vezey, and Pete Kelly: 215 K = Rick Halford: 134 K

• Legislature’s Proposed Capital Budget Meets $100 Million Spending Target -- Protects Rural Alaska, 05-05-97
  = Bert Sharp = Bert Sharp = Drue Pearce

• Legislative Leaders Name Senate and House Joint Conference Committee Members to Review the State Budget, 04-21-97

• Legislation to Amend and Clarify Ethics Code Passes Senate, Raises Executive Standards to the Same Level as Legislature; 04-21-97

• Senate Votes to Safeguard Employee Rights by Modernizing Public Employment Relations Act, 04-21-97

• Audio clip only: Senator Drue Pearce discusses changes to the Ethics Act passed by the Senate Friday by a vote of 15 to 2. This legislation, SB 105, addresses many of the concerns and requests put forth by the Legislative Ethics Committee and it would make the executive branch abide by the same standards as the Legislature.
  

• Senate Passes State Operating Budget To Reduce Spending, Senate Minority Proposed 36 Amendments to Fuel State Bureaucracy; 04-18-97
  ^{= Drue Pearce, part 1 = Drue Pearce, part 2}

• Audio clip only: Senate Finance Committee Co-Chair, Senator Drue Pearce, announces the State Operating Budget bills (SB 75 and SB 76) passed the Senate Finance committee today and they will likely be up for a Senate floor vote on Wednesday.
  ^{= part 1 = part 2}

• Senate Corrections Plan Addresses Alaska’s Prison Overcrowding, 04-10-97
  ^{= Jerry Ward, 164 K = Jerry Ward, 172 K = Drue Pearce, 216 K = Eldon Mulder, 174 K}

• Senate Asks Administration to Play by the Rules, Asks Governor to Submit a Complete Budget on December 15, 04-09-97
  ^{= Drue Pearce, part 1 = Drue Pearce, part 2}

• Proposed Senate Operating Reductions Protect Education, Public Safety, Roads and Airports, 04-07-97
  ^{= Drue Pearce, part 1 = Drue Pearce, part 2}

• Senate Passes Supplemental Budget, 04-05-97
  

• Senate Recognises the Alaska Telemedicine Project as the Official Project for the State of Alaska, 03-26-97
  

• Senate Finance Committee Releases Agency Spending Targets, Moving Toward A Smaller, Smarter Government, 03-20-97
  

• Senate Asks Administration To Kick The "Late Budget Habit", 03-12-97
  | Audio clip in "Real Audio" format |

• Finance Leaders Announce FY98 Revenue Windfall To Help Balance State Budget, 03-06-97

• Alaska Legislators Discuss Alaska/National Energy Issues in Washington D.C., 03-05-97

• ANWR Resolution Passes Legislature, Will Be Hand-delivered to Alaska’s Congressional Delegation; 02-24-97

• Alaska Legislators Travel To Washington D.C. To Influence National Energy Policy, 02-24-97

• Clinton Holds Jobs for Alaskans Hostage, Senate Passes Measure Urging U.S. Congress to Open ANWR; 02-13-97

• Senate Finance Committee Names Subcommittee Assignments, 02-06-97

• Legislative Expense Report Shows Reductions In Spending, 01-31-97

• Pearce’s Resolution Urges United State’s Congress to Open ANWR, 01-29-97

• Legislative Leaders Annouce Safe Neighborhoods Strategy, 01-28-97