On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A group of state senators not only sliced up the turkey over Thanksgiving, but alsocarved-out Senate leadership roles. Residents of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough will be getting a lot more power from the sun next summer. And residents near Eielson Air Force Base are skeptical of the chosen method to clean up PFAs there.
Senator Gary Stevens (R-Kodiak), the presumptive Senate president, fifth from left, speaks during a press conference announcing the formation of a bipartisan Senate majority on Friday at the Legislative Information Office in Anchorage. Eight Republicans and nine Democrats agreed to form the majority. (Loren Holmes / ADN)