Have you ever wondered what it might be like to live in the governor’s mansion in Juneau? You could soon find out for yourself — at least through short-term stays.

An unorthodox bill that put the Alaska governor’s mansion on the AirBnB market got its first hearing in the Alaska House State Affairs Committee on Tuesday.

A Fairbanks Republican lawmaker wants to put the governor’s mansion on Airbnb. “Airbnb! Airbnb!” Rep. Will Stapp chanted, both fists raised, on a catwalk outside the House chamber last week.

But the governor’s mansion features considerably more elaborate ... “Mahogany bookcases in the library display Alaska Native baskets, carvings and historical artifacts visible through the ...