Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R., S.D.) could have chosen to shrink the bill’s debt-ceiling increase to sway Rand Paul (R. Ky.), or adjust the Medicaid provisions to woo Sen. Thom Tillis (R., N.C ...

Alaska lawmakers began a special session Thursday after failing to reach agreement on a state spending package during their four-month regular session.

JUNEAU — The Alaska Senate advanced the $3.9 billion capital budget, which has an emphasis on school maintenance and housing, to the House on Friday. The capital budget is used to fund ...

JUNEAU -- The Alaska Senate’s 13 Republicans have ended a two-month leadership dispute and confirmed their control of the Senate as the 32nd Alaska State Legislature opened on Tuesday in Juneau ...

Politicians in Alaska have a long history of working across party lines. ... Today, a bipartisan centrist coalition representing 85% of the Alaska Senate controls the upper chamber.

Just after midnight, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski was pacing in a Senate hallway, alone and looking concerned. It had suddenly become clear to all her Republican colleagues that her vote would be their ...

Results are still rolling in Wednesday for the Alaska legislative races. At stake: control of the House and Senate, responsible for setting state policy on everything from education to energy to ...

A new coalition in the Alaska state Senate will include nine Democrats and eight Republicans, leaving three members of the 20-seat chamber in the minority. Skip to content. Local News.