Bipartisan majority in Alaska Senate set to shrink after Republicans depart

Three Republican senators are leaving Alaska’s bipartisan Senate coalition to join an all-GOP minority caucus, reducing the coalition from 14 members to 11 when lawmakers convene in Juneau next year. The new majority is expected to include two Republicans, eight Democrats and one independent, led by incoming Senate President Cathy Giessel. Jesse Bjorkman said he left because he believed the coalition was moving to the left.