This week on Alaska Edition, host Michael Carey is joined in the studio by Paul Jenkins, of the Anchorage Daily Planet, Gregg Erickson, of the Alaska Budget Report, and Libby Casey, of the Alaska Public Radio Network. The stories up for discussion this week are: the Congressional countdown to Christmas; the use of fireworks in Anchorage on New Year’s Eve; Governor Parnell’s proposed 2012 budget; fallout from the investigation and prosecution of Ted Stevens; legislative session opens in January; Linehan conviction thrown out; frankenfish; the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board; and the next step for the Alaska gas line.
HOST: Michael Carey, freelance editorial writer
GUESTS:
- Paul Jenkins, Anchorage Daily Planet
- Gregg Erickson, Alaska Budget Report
- Libby Casey, Alaska Public Radio Network
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