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084 – High Energy

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084 – High Energy

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In this episode we turn our attention to the energy problems on the horizon for Anchorage and the bizarre Dunleavy press conference.

Lawmakers aim numerous bills at alleviating Southcentral Alaska’s natural gas supply crunch (AK Beacon / Rosen)
ADN Politics podcast: How serious is Alaska’s natural gas crisis, really?
Federal highway officials reject Alaska transportation plan, citing 24 pages of flaws (AK Beacon / Brooks)
$5.6 billion Alaska transportation plan rejected by feds, putting road construction projects in jeopardy (ADN / Maguire)
In speech to Alaska Legislature, Murkowski shows she’s outside Trump’s grip on GOP (Ruskin / Alaska Public Media)

083 – Sending Out an SoS

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083 – Sending Out an SoS

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Alaska State of the State 2024
Alaska’s governor is trying to destroy its universities. The state may never recover (Mudde / The Guardian)
Dunleavy: Package solution needed for education in Alaska (James Brooks / Alaska Beacon)
Some skepticism as Gov. Mike Dunleavy proposes biggest use of executive power in decades (James Brooks / Alaska Beacon)
A dozen executive orders from Gov. Dunleavy draw scrutiny (Eric Stone / Alaska Public Media)

082 – Education Funding Speed Run

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082 – Education Funding Speed Run

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Alaska House Republicans advance education bill over strong opposition from teachers and parents (Maguire / ADN)
Gov. Dunleavy’s veto of some education funds stands after joint session vote (Choate & Kirch / AK’s News Source)
Alaska lawmakers fail to override Gov. Dunleavy’s education funding veto (Maguire & Samuels / ADN)
Alaska education reform bill appears on fast track after lawmakers see rewrite (Brooks / AK Beacon)
Dunleavy gains control to pick all nine members of state ferry board July 1 under executive order (Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
Citizens Against Money in Politics

081 – It’s Just So Frustrating.

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081 – It's Just So Frustrating.

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Alaskan.Social (C’mon Matt)
Prefile Legislation (Official AKleg)
Legislation introduced to address university’s deferred maintenance backlog (UA Press Release)
Anchorage Democrat proposes statewide bed tax (Barnwell / FDNM)
The Alaska Memo (Buxton)
Alaska campaign finance watchdog hits ranked choice voting foes with nearly $95K in fines (Ruskin / Alaska Public Media)
Group seeking to increase Alaska minimum wage turns in signatures to put question on 2024 ballot (Samuels / ADN)
Citizens Against Money in Politics
Letter: Limiting money in politics (Race / ADN)

080 – Where Are They Now?

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Hello Alaska

080 – Where Are They Now?

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Hi. Hello Alaska is back. Here are some of the items we talked about this episode:

Matt’s writing at The Alaska Current
The Alaska Robotics Gallery Big Move
Parents must consent to instruction on gender identity in Alaska schools, attorney general says (Iris Samuels / ADN)
Mat-Su school board votes to sideline student representative, despite overwhelming opposition (Tim Rockey / Alaska Public Media)
Alaska attorney general says teachers need parental consent to discuss gender identity (Wesley Early / Alaska Public Media)
Alaska attorney general weighs in on hot-button education issues (Nolin Ainsworth / KTUU)
Schools, libraries get warning letters from state attorney general about youth content (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
‘We are ready’: Bronson unveils revamped Anchorage snow removal plan (Jeremy Hsieh / Alaska Public Media)
‘Where are the plows?’: Some residential areas yet to see plows on their streets (Lex Yelverton / Alaska’s News Source)
APOC staff recommends fines for opponents of Alaska’s ranked choice voting (Liz Ruskin / Alaska Public Media)
Alaska ranked choice voting opponents blame ‘incompetence,’ not subterfuge, for errors in campaign disclosure (Liz Ruskin / Alaska Public Media)
APOC says Dunleavy backers won’t respond to investigation without subpoena (Lisa Phu, Alaska Beacon)