The newly aligned Alaska House and Senate could increase the chances of more of their priority legislation becoming law.
The incoming Alaska House and Senate majority coalitions recently announced key committee posts, and similar policy goals for the next legislative session.
“The only concern I have, of course, is they have a bare majority at this point,” Stevens said of the House coalition. Now, the incoming House majority coalition consists of 14 Democrats, five independents and two Republicans. The minority caucus has 19 Republicans.The House majority’s stated priorities include stable education funding, public-sector retirement reform, affordable energy and balanced budgets. The Senate majority has announced similar policy goals.
Anchorage Democratic Rep. Zack Fields said that a one-seat majority means lawmakers could face added “arm twisting” from the Dunleavy administration and interest groups on key votes.With Dunleavy’s veto power, lawmakers say working productively with the governor will be key to enacting their priorities over the next two years.
Dunleavy and House Republicans appear to share an interest in constructing a natural gas pipeline from the North Slope. Incoming minority caucus membersStevens said he expects the bipartisan Senate majority will have 14 members, which represents a loss of three seats from the current 17-member supermajority. But the majority coalition would still hold two-thirds of the Senate’s 20 seats.were announced on the day after the Nov. 5 election. Dillingham independent Rep.
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