Can Political Shakeup Help Alaska Shed Corruption?
by Elizabeth
ArnoldNPR August 13, 2008
Alaska receives
more federal dollars per capita than any other state. That's largely due to
Republican Sen. Ted Stevens, who has steered hundreds of millions of dollars in
projects to his home state during his 40-year career. But Stevens has been
indicted for allegedly lying about gifts from an Alaska contractor. With his
career in jeopardy and several state legislators behind bars, Alaska's political
landscape may be entering a new era.
U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens and Republican challenger Vic Vickers were seated next to each other at the Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce debate.
Vickers spoke directly to Stevens during his opening statement, calling on him to resign.
Stevens sat silently and did not respond.
All of the congressional candidates are here for the debate. Only Democratic Senate candidate Ray Metcafe is not on stage. He's in the audience, though.
When Alaskans go to the polls to vote in the August primary they will have several candidates to choose from for the US Senate seat up for election. One of the newest candidates is Republican Vic Vickers from Anchorage who has decided to challenge Ted Stevens for his seat in the senate. KBBI’s Mike Mason AM 890 Homer Alaska
