In theAlaska House of Representatives, a coalition of Democrats, independents, and defective Republicans control the chamber. Despite the Republicans gaining a majority of seats in these elections, the coalition retained their control when six Republicans joined the Democratic caucus.
TheSalmon Habitat Protections and Permits Initiative, or simply theAlaska Ballot Measure 1, was designed to establish new requirements and a new process for permit applications, permit application reviews, and the granting of permits for any projects or activities affecting bodies of water related to the activity ofanadromous fishes such assalmon andsteelhead.[4]