Sen. Bert Stedman is in Ketchikan this week, and stopped by KRBD to talk about current events with the Legislature.

Here is a portion of his conversation with KRBD’s Leila Kheiry, focusing on the upcoming special session.

During the interview, they also discussed the history of the Permanent Fund; a Constitutional amendment to protect the Perm Fund for use into the future; working with the governor on the state operating budget; and current and ongoing state construction projects throughout Ketchikan.

Stedman is a Sitka Republican, and represents most of Southeast Alaska. Below is a recording of the entire 30-minute interview.