The 88th General Assembly
has convened the 2012 fiscal session

Saturday, June 9, 2007

Does this mean we're getting a new turnpike?

From this morning's Anchorage Daily News:
Alaska Almanac
$43,000 -- Campaign contributions a Florida developer helped raise for Alaska Congressman Don Young
$128,000 -- Campaign contributions Don Young received from Arkansas donors in his last run for office
Congressman Young has been in the news recently for slipping Coconut Road in Fort Myers, Florida about $81 million. The extension of the road and the creation of an interchange is a boon for real estate developers in the area -- one in particular who helped raise $40,000 for Young days before the earmark appeared. If you're bored: Young FEC Financial Disclosure