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May 11—JUNEAU — With just days left in the Alaska Legislature's regular session, major policy measures are unresolved related to energy, crime, homeschool allotments and elections. In recent ...
Alaska Legislature Roster of Members 1913-2010 (pdf). Juneau: Alaska Legislative Affairs Agency; Legal Services staff (October 2010). "Historical Summary". Summary of Alaska Legislation 2010. Juneau: Alaska Legislative Affairs Agency. pp. 89– 95.
A ballot measure was approved by voters which would increase the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2027 and expand sick paid leave. The minimum wage in Alaska at the time of the election was $11.73 an hour, an inflation-adjusted amount of the $9.75 an hour minimum wage enacted after the passage of the 2014 Ballot Measure 3. [10] [11] [12]
The Alaska State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is a bicameral institution consisting of the 40-member Alaska House of Representatives (lower house) and the 20-member Alaska Senate (upper house). There are 40 House Districts (1–40) and 20 Senate Districts (A–T). [1]
The Alaska State House of Representatives is the lower house in the Alaska State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. The House is composed of 40 members, each of whom represents a district of approximately 17,756 people per 2010 census figures. Members serve two-year terms without term limits. With 40 representatives ...
Federal presidential vote in Alaska, 1960-2020. Although in its early years of statehood, Alaska was a Democratic state, since the early 1970s it has been characterized as Republican-leaning. [1] Local political communities have often worked on issues related to land use development, fishing, tourism, and individual rights.
The Alaska State Senate is the upper house in the Alaska State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska.It convenes in the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau, Alaska and is responsible for making laws and confirming or rejecting gubernatorial appointments to the state cabinet, commissions and boards.
The following table indicates the parties of elected officials in the U.S. state of Alaska: Governor, including pre-statehood governors, who were appointed by the U.S. president and usually of the same political party; and; Lieutenant Governor; The table also indicates the historical party composition in the: Territorial and State Senate