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The government of Alaska in common with state and federal governments of the United States, has three branches of government: the executive, consisting of the Governor of Alaska and the state agencies; the state legislature consisting of two chambers, the House of Representatives and the Senate; and the judiciary consisting of the Supreme court and lower courts.
Nicknames: The Last Frontier, Land of the Midnight Sun, Land of the Noonday Moon, Seward's Folly Capital: Juneau Governor: Michael J. Dunleavy (R) Lieutenant Governor Kevin Meyer (R)
The Alaska Legislature consists of a 20-member Senate serving 4-year terms and a 40-member House of Representatives serving 2-year terms. Since 1994, it has been dominated by conservatives, generally Republicans, however, coalition governments are common, and both chambers are currently governed by one.
Story at a glance Alaskans will no longer need a four-year college degree to apply for some state jobs under a new order issued by Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R). Dunleavy announced the degree requirement ...
The state government has had to drastically reduce its budget, and has brought its budget shortfall from over $2 billion in 2016 to under $500 million by 2018. In 2020, Alaska's state government budget was $4.8 billion, while projected government revenues were only $4.5 billion. [200]
Until 1964, state senators were generally elected from districts that were not necessarily equal in population. In some cases state senate districts were based partly on county lines. In the vast majority of states, the Senate districts provided proportionately greater representation to rural areas. However, in the 1964 decision Reynolds v.
The governor of Alaska (Iñupiaq: Alaaskam kavanaa) is the head of government of Alaska.The governor is the chief executive of the state and is the holder of the highest office in the executive branch of the government as well as being the commander in chief of the Alaska's state forces.
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