The bill’s co-sponsor, Democratic Senator Jesse Kiehl of Juneau, said the veto came as a shock.
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Here’s what passed and what didn’t in Alaska’s legislative session
Thirty-one bills passed House and Senate this year, the third fewest of any first-year session since statehood.
Alaska Senate passes bill banning use of firefighting foams containing ‘forever chemicals’
The foams are generally used in airport fire departments, and contamination of communities around the nation and in Alaska has often been linked to airports.
Clean water protections flounder in committee as Alaska legislative session draws to a close
It would be difficult to pass the bills in the remaining hours of the legislative session. If they don’t pass, legislators say they will try again next year.