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The Republicans I miss in the Alaska Legislature Author: Andy Josephson Published January 13
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Print article The new year, the COVID-19 crisis, and the end of the election cycle have caused me to reflect on the many great legislators I’ve had the privilege of working with over the past eight years. I wanted to take some time to comment on some of them and recall the wisdom of the voters in electing each one. A number were defeated at the polls. Some chose to retire. Tragically, three died while in office. Most interesting to me is how many GOP legislators I am missing now. In fact, it is legislators far more conservative than myself except for, perhaps, on fiscal policy where I have mostly joined with them that I may miss the most.
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With the 32nd Session of the Alaska Legislature set to convene on Jan. 19, neither the House nor the Senate have organized into majority caucuses or chosen leadership positions. (Illustration/AJOC)
The Alaska Legislature is still struggling to pick its new leaders in the wake of the 2020 elections.
While members of the Alaska Senate believe they will pick a new Senate president before the Legislature convenes Jan. 19 in Juneau, members of the Alaska House of Representatives say they expect their leadership deadlock to extend through the session’s start.
Several legislators said the situation is similar to the 2018 session, when the House deadlocked for a month and failed to pick a leader until February.
Alaska lawmakers say state House is unlikely to choose a leader before session
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Print article The Alaska Legislature is still struggling to pick its new leaders in the wake of this year’s elections. While members of the Alaska Senate believe they will pick a new Senate president before the Legislature convenes Jan. 19 in Juneau, members of the Alaska House of Representatives say they expect their leadership deadlock to extend through the session’s start. Several legislators said the situation is similar to the 2018 session, when the House deadlocked for a month and failed to pick a leader until February.
Rep. Chuck Kopp. Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Legislative Council objects to the governor s appointments of various commissioners that they haven t confirmed.
The governor has said he believes the commissioners can continue to serve into the new year without legislative approval.
HB 309 states that if the current legislature does not confirm appointments presented by the governor they are declined.
In a statement, the council voted 11-1 to pursue the litigation to protect the rule of law, the constitutional separation of powers, and the sanctity of the legislative branch as well as it s authority to write law and make public policy to hold the executive branch accountable when it violates its constitutional authority.