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077 – Root Problems

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077 – Root Problems

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Alaska, Mercer settle pensions lawsuit (2010 – Rosen & Comlay / Reuters)
Alaska’s state retirement system shows a benefits gap compared to old pension plan (Brooks / AB)
Senate majority introduces plan to overhaul Alaska’s public retirement system (Samuels / ADN)
State workers say chronic understaffing caused food stamp backlog (Stremple / APM)
Department behind Alaska’s food stamp backlog will soon be processing 260K Medicaid reapplications (Stremple / APM)
Changes being proposed for short term rentals in Juneau (KINY)
Alaska Legislature rejects pay raise for governor, commissioners (Maguire / ADN)
UA Deferred Maintenance Slides
Alaska lawmaker censured for asking if fatal child abuse saved taxpayer money (Halpert / BBC)
Rep. Eastman sparks outrage after asking about the potential economic benefits of the deaths of abused Alaska children (Maguire / ADN)

076 – A Dime Among Nickels

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076 – A Dime Among Nickels

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An early session interview with Rep. Genevieve Mina.

Meet Genevieve Mina, Alaska’s second Filipino legislator (Elizarde / KTOO)
From the debate team to the Alaska House: An interview with Rep. Genevieve Mina (Hersh / ALM)
Themla Buchholdt – Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame

075 – State of the Pizza

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075 – State of the Pizza

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Retiring from the high court, Alaska’s chief justice defends its system of selecting judges (Brooks / AB)
Chief justice bids lawmakers a fervent farewell (Sabbatini / JE)
Police and firefighter pension bill, long sought by unions, is revived in Alaska House (Brooks / AB)
Alaska senators say $1,000 increase to per student funding is “beginning of a conversation” (Phu / AB)
Climate activists hold rally near the Capitol (Larson / JE)

074 – Babies Babies Babies

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074 - Babies Babies Babies

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Anchorage’s Duke Russell earns special nod as Rasmuson Foundation names Individual Artist Award recipients (Bieri / ADN)
Watch: Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s 2023 State of the State address (KTOO 360TV)
Dunleavy says he wants Alaska to be the nation’s ‘most pro-life state’ (Samuels & Maguire / ADN)
Gov. Dunleavy says his carbon storage bills could bring Alaska ‘billions,’ but many unknowns remain (Maguire & DeMarban / ADN)
With songs and speeches, Alaskans rally in Juneau for more education funding (Anastas / KTOO)
The Alaska Current

073 – Getting Organized

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073 - Getting Organized

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Recorded 1/22/2023 – Talking about the first week of legislative session.

New Republican House Majority outlines its priorities, kind of (Buxton / MNS)
Alaska House majority forms to the right of the Senate’s (George / APM)
Fresh in power, Alaska House’s new Republican-led coalition outlines its priorities (Brooks / AB)
Alaska, source of carbon-emitting fossil fuels, aims to raise money by storing carbon (Phu / AB)
Letter: Spending cap counterpoint (Race / ADN Letters)
Do Alaskans Really get Paid to Live There? (King / King Economics)