What is the future of the Bush Caucus?

Willie Hensley served in the Alaska Legislature in the 1960s as part of the Bush Caucus. Creative Commons photo by Philanthropy Northwest.The outcome of the disputed primary contest between Representative Benjamin Nageak and Dean Westlake is uncertain. Whoever wins, it may unsettle what’s been a unique tradition in Alaskan politics.Democratic legislators have a long history of joining Republican-led legislative majorities.To understand why Alaska is so different, it pays to go back to the