All nine elected Democrats and eight of the 11 elected Republicans have joined what the incoming Senate President Gary Stevens calls ‘a very healthy majority.’
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Alaska Senate could see flip to coalition control if Republicans remain divided after election
In both chambers, political observers are wondering if enough like-minded Republicans will get elected to form a majority, or if there will be coalition majorities of moderate Republicans, Democrats and independents.
Ahead of filing deadline, almost a third of the Alaska Legislature isn’t seeking reelection
At least 17 of the Legislature’s 60 members will be in a new position or out of office entirely by next January — and that doesn’t count anyone who loses their seat this fall.
Alaska Senate president Peter Micciche will not run for reelection
Micciche said his reasoning is simple — he wants to spend more time with his family.
State Supreme Court’s redistricting decision could have big implications for Alaska Senate
The state’s high court wrote that the Redistricting Board “engaged in unconstitutional political gerrymandering to increase the one group’s voting power at the expense of others.”
Alaska Senate approves budget that includes $5,500 payments to residents
The budget proposed by the Finance Committee would have put away $1.2 billion in state savings accounts. But the plan that emerged from the Senate would take almost as much from savings, according to committee co-chair Sen. Bert Stedman.
Alaska Senate adds $5,500 in cash per Alaskan to proposed budget
The increase in cash payments to Alaskans obliterates a previous plan to cover education funding for the 2024 fiscal year, in addition to the upcoming 2023 fiscal year.
Former Dunleavy Chief of Staff Tuckerman Babcock files bid for state Senate seat
Babcock is running for the seat currently held by Sen. Peter Micciche.
Former state Sen. Johnny Ellis has died
Ellis represented neighborhoods near downtown Anchorage in the state Senate from 1992 until he retired for medical reasons in 2017.
Former US House candidate Alyse Galvin to run for Alaska Legislature
Galvin said she will run as an independent interested in joining a multiparty coalition.