Anchorage Edition: August 17, 2007

Fri, August 17, 2007
Posted in Anchorage Edition

Host Michael Carey gathers journalists and commentators for a review of the week’s news, politics and public affairs in Anchorage and Alaska.

Will Alaska face leaner times as the investigations of our Congressional delegation continue?
Congressman Don Young held a picnic on the Park Strip.
As special Legislative session is scheduled for this fall.
New ethics bill takes effect.
40th anniversary of the 1967 flood in Fairbanks
F-22 Raptors arrive in Alaska — what’s their significance in general and in Alaska specifically?
Red Flag — the world’s largest aerial war game — will be held in Alaska.
Missile defense construction continues — and we had some Russian visitors.
MidAmerican Energy is going to submit a proposal to construct a gas line.
Senate President Lydia Green has been asked where to hold the special Legislative session and she flipped that decision right back to the Governor.
What does the weakening real estate market mean for Alaska?
Speaker John Harris said the Senior Care special session (held in June) was based on a fictional poll.