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Alaska Public Media state government reporter Eric Stone is back with yet another in our series of interviews with gubernatorial candidates. This time we have Republican Click Bishop, a former state labor commissioner and union leader who spent 12 years in the state Senate representing communities in Alaska’s Interior. Bishop had a reputation in the Legislature as a moderate and spent some of his legislative career as a member of bipartisan coalitions. He’s running alongside an independent running mate. Bishop calls himself “an Alaskan first and a Republican second.”

A Juneau nonprofit is among the first to receive money from the state's share of federal rural health funding, and a former Mat-Su state lawmaker makes her case to be Alaska's next governor. Plus, a Gustavus family is lucky to be alive after a humpback whale sank their sailboat.

Alaska Public Media state government reporter Eric Stone has another in our series of interviews with this year's gubernatorial hopefuls. Today it's Republican Shelley Hughes, a former member of the state House and Senate. She spent more than a decade representing communities in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, most recently as a state senator from Palmer. Hughes has lived all over the state, from Hoonah to Fort Yukon. She said that experience shapes her view of the best way forward for Alaska.

The former mayor of Anchorage makes his case to be the state's next governor, and a potential permanent fix for Juneau's glacial outburst floods might be on the horizon. Plus, Petersburg erects a new Catholic church to replace one that burned down three years ago.

Alaska Public Media state government reporter Eric Stone is back with another in our series of interviews with the leading candidates for governor. Today, we’ll hear from Republican candidate Dave Bronson. He spent one term as mayor of Anchorage from 2021 until he lost his reelection bid in 2024. Bronson is also an Air Force veteran and former commercial pilot running in a crowded field of conservative Republicans. And he’s leaning into his experience as mayor — while also acknowledging that he made mistakes during his time leading Alaska’s largest city.

A Republican running to be Alaska's next governor makes his pitch, as he hopes to replace his former boss, and an influx of wet wipes is backing up Anchorage's sewer system. Plus, a happy ending for a boat left adrift hundreds of miles from Adak.

Early voting in Alaska's Aug. 18 primary election is underway, and we’re back with more bonus content here in the Alaska News Nightly podcast feed: interviews with the leading candidates for governor.

So far, we’ve heard from the two top Democrats in the race. And now, we have a conversation with a Republican running to replace his former boss. Adam Crum spent seven years as a department head in Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration, first as health commissioner, then revenue commissioner, before resigning last year to run for governor.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski deflects when asked how she'll vote on President Trump's pick for attorney general, and one of the top Democrats running for governor makes his case to voters ahead of the primary. Plus, an ice cream shop in King Cove becomes a community hub.

Seventeen candidates are in the running to be Alaska's next governor. Alaskans are already heading to the polls for early voting in the Aug. 18 nonpartisan, pick-one primary, which will narrow the field to four. In this interview, we'll hear from Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, a former Democratic state Representative and one of the top Democrats in the gubernatorial race. Kreiss-Tomkins was born and raised in Sitka and, at the age of 23, won his first election to the state House, beating his Republican rival by just a few dozen votes. He represented his hometown and rural communities in Southeast Alaska at the state Capitol for a decade.

Gubernatorial candidates make their case to voters ahead of this month's primary, and Juneau residents and environmental advocates voice concerns over a proposed mine in the Tongass National Forest. Plus, two dance groups, normally based thousands of miles apart, take the stage together in Nome.