Alaska Edition: April 18, 2014

Patrick Flynn takes over as chair of the Anchorage Assembly. The Alaska Legislature is still addressing major capital projects in the final days of the session. The Loussac Library bond failed by 14 votes. Why? Legislation to raise the minimum wage becomes deeply controversial. Wasilla does a turnaround on regulating the drug spice. The cost of Gov. Parnell’s North Slope initiative is ballooning. Two inmates die in Alaska prisons in a week.

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HOST: Michael Carey

GUESTS:

  • Steve MacDonald, KTUU Channel 2
  • Sean Doogan, Alaska Dispatch
  • Gregg Erickson, Anchorage Daily Planet Alaska Budget Report

KSKA (FM 91.1) BROADCAST: Friday, April 18, at 2:00 p.m. and Saturday, April 19, at 6:00 p.m.

Alaska Public Television BROADCAST: Friday, April 18, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 19, at 4:30 p.m.

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