TWO TV INTERVIEWS AND "NEW ANCHORMEN."

First: I was interviewed by Anchorage Channel 2 NBC tonight about the today’s US Supreme Court decision on post-conviction DNA testing. Basically, the Court ruled there is no Constitutional right to the testing, but that states can write laws to require such testing. I’ve already done that, and they’ll be hearings on my bill when the legislature reconvenes in January. Forty-seven other states already have legislation similar to mine. Fact is, if a wrongfully convicted, innocent person is in jail, a guilty person is loose and walking down the street someplace. Guilty people need to be in jail. Innocent people need to be set free.

Second: I was interviewed by Anchorage Channel 11 CBS news about my pending legislation to make ethics complaints more ethical - see press-release on the blog below.

After the Channel 11 interview, Scotty the cameraman graciously allowed my grandkids Simon and Ethan Lynn to tour the studio - and even sit behind the news desk as “anchormen.” Simon and Ethan are 2/19th of our grandchildren. Their dad is a teacher at South High. Their mom is a teacher at Goldenview Middle School.