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Kito says he’d like to see a new tripartisan coalition split the Alaska House of Representatives 25-15. It would be marked shift in the House leadership, which Republicans have led for years.

Juneau Democrat Sam Kito is running for his second full term representing state House District 33. He has no officially recognized opposition.

Uncontested incumbent Democratic Rep. Sam Kito III also had opportunities to weigh in.

Juneau Democrat Justin Parish peppered incumbent Republican Rep. Cathy Muñoz with jab after jab. Incumbent Republican Rep. Cathy Muñoz countered repeatedly with a mix of the legislative record and her role in it.

It’s not certain the Permanent Fund bill will come up for a vote.

Kito’s House Bill 223 is the fourth legislative attempt to change the 90-day session since 2006, when Alaska voters narrowly passed the ballot measure.

The bill officially names the new State Libraries, Archives and Museum Building after Father Andrew P. Kashevaroff and a reading room after former Rep. Richard Foster from Nome.

“If a municipality holds a bond election after January 1, 2015, under the bill, the state would not provide debt reimbursement to the municipality,” says a letter from the attorney general to Gov. Walker.

The district wants voters to approve a bond measure for school renovations before a law stopping state reimbursements for school construction takes effect.

Three Southeast representatives want their colleagues to sign on to a campaign to protect the region’s fisheries from British Columbia mines.