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The Alaska Legislature meets in the State Capitol building in Juneau. The Alaska State House is the state capitol of Alaska. Located in the state capital of Juneau on Main Street it houses the Alaska Legislature

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Meetings

Annual sessions begin in January and are limited by statute to 90 calendar days. Special sessions of 30 calendar days may be convened by a consensus of two-thirds of the each house.

In the 2006 elections, a voter initiative was passed that reduced the statutory length of the session to 90 days. The 2008 session was the first 90 day session. Although the session adjourned on time, some members of the legislature claimed that legislation was rushed and public input was jeopardized. ^[1]

Non-professional legislature

Unlike other state legislatures with longer sessions, the comparatively short Alaska Legislature session allows many lawmakers to retain outside employment, especially in the state's many seasonal industries, such as fishing and tourism. A seasonal industry is activity within an economic sector in which the majority of operations take place during only part of the year generally in the context of a single country For the fishing industry and the practice of fishing see Fishing. Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel In this, the Alaska Legislature retains some of the volunteer nature that characterized most state legislatures until the middle of the 20th century. A volunteer is someone who works for a community or for the benefit of environment primarily because they choose to do so The twentieth century of the Common Era began on This has led to recurring but minor controversy around the potential for conflict of interest inherent in legislators' outside employment. A conflict of interest is a situation in which someone in a position of trust such as a Lawyer, Insurance adjuster, a Politician, executive or director ^[2]

References

^ Legislature adjourns on time. Anchorage Daily News (13 April 2008).
^ Alaska editorial: Let a commission help decide legislator's pay. Juneau Empire (2006-01-13). The Juneau Empire is a Newspaper in Juneau, Alaska, United States. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Retrieved on 2006-08-23. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire

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