Kreiss-Tomkins: Republican majorities will dip into Permanent Fund before reinstating income tax
Posted by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Jan 27, 2021
Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (D-Sitka) addresses the House in 2014. This year, the 20-20 split in the House means legislators have been unable to formally organize a majority organization, assign committees, and commence business. (KTOO digital services/Skip Gray)
The Alaska Senate pulled together a 13-member Republican majority on the first day of the new session (January 19, 2021).
Sitka Republican Sen. Bert Stedman will once again co-chair the Senate Finance Committee. As of press time today (January 26), Sitka’s representative in the Alaska House, Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, is still in organizational limbo.