Anchorage Edition: May 22, 2009

Fri, May 22, 2009
Posted in Anchorage Edition

Each week, host Michael Carey gathers commentators for a review of the week’s news, politics and public affairs in Anchorage and Alaska. Topics this week include:

Governor Sarah Palin vetoes millions in stimulus funds.
Anchorage police join Anchorage firefighters in approving cutbacks in the face of a budget shortfall.
Missouri Senator Clair McCaskill calls for a hearing on Native corporations’ contracts.
Alaska’s Congressional delegation has voted to tighten regulations on credit cards and to allow loaded guns in national parks.
Interior Secretary Salazar upholds Bush-era “Polar Bear Rules.”
The Federal Election Commission rejects assertions that Sarah Palin and the Republican Party went wrong when they bought her new wardrobe after the national convention in St. Paul.
Energy Legislation is moving slowly in Congress.
Homelessness is on the rise in Anchorage and the city has taken action, using federal stimulus money.

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HOST: Michael Carey, freelance editorial writer for the Anchorage Daily News

GUESTS:

Paul Jenkins, conservative commentator
Steve MacDonald, KTUU Channel 2 News
Libby Casey, Alaska Public Radio Network, Washington, D. C.

KSKA (FM) BROADCAST: Friday, May 22, 2009 at 2:30 p.m.

KAKM (TV) BROADCAST: Friday, May 22 at 9:30 p.m.; repeats Saturday, May 23 at 5:00 p.m.

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