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Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Alaska House votes to rename ocean park in honor of longtime political figure
Vic Fischer, the last surviving author of Alaska's constitution, sits with wife Jane Angvik and listens to U.S. Senate candidates speak at the Oct. 22, 2022, forum at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) Alaska lawmakers are planning to name a park in honor of one of the signers of the Alaska Constitution. On Monday, the Alaska House of Representatives voted 37-3 to name Shoup Bay State Marine Park in honor of Victor Fischer, who was the last living signatory to the Alaska Constitution when he died in 2023 at age 99. Shoup Bay is located 5 miles from Valdez, and if the Alaska Senate passes House Bill 79 and Gov. Mike Dunleavy allows it to become law, the park would become Vic Fischer Shoup Bay State Marine Park. Fischer was active in state and local politics for decades, and as a member of the Alaska Legislature in 1983, sponsored the legislation that created Alaska's first 13 state marine parks. The Alaska Department of Natural Resources said that the name change could be done at no cost; the new name will be added to signs and other material during the ordinary schedule of replacement.
Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Tax credit for gun training, storage heads to GA state senate
ATLANTA (WJBF) – Several groups are pushing lawmakers to toughen gun laws in Georgia, especially after last year's school shooting at Apalachee High School. State house lawmakers passed House Bill 79 which would establish a tax credit program for up to $300 per taxpayer for those who purchase firearm secure storage devices or complete a firearm safe handling course. Eligible expenses include gun safes, trigger locks and cable locks, and will be capped at $10 million annually for the state. Some democrats say that's merely not enough, and want a law that would require adults to lock up guns at home when their children are there to avoid accidental shootings or having access to guns. 'Another devastating group is 30% of firearm deaths under age 19 is suicide and any one of us will be devasted that a child used a firearm to end their life,' said State Representative, Mark Newton. The bill states that each taxpayer can only receive the tax credit once in their lifetime and if approved by senate lawmakers, it would run from 2026 through 2031. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
