The House and Senate both formalized their bipartisan majorities during the first day of the session.
Rep. Louise Stutes, R-Kodiak, hugs Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom in the House chamber as the Alaska Legislature opened its session in Juneau.
It was the first time since 2017 that the House and Senate both organized their majorities on the first day of the session, allowing legislative work to begin without a battle over control of either chamber. Dahlstrom, a former state legislator, encouraged lawmakers to be respectful and to work together. She also celebrated that for the first time in state history, the Alaska House will have aStevens will serve as leader of the Senate for an unprecedented fourth term. Amid interruptions from his excited infant granddaughter, Stevens told the Senate that “Alaskans have a great expectation of all of us to get along, to work across party lines, to accomplish important and wise public policy.
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