On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Rep. Sarah Vance of Homer apologized on the house floor on Monday for comments she made about assault rates and violence against Indigenous women. Midwives in Alaska are speaking out against a plan from Governor Mike Dunleavy to dissolve the board that governs their profession. And members of the state House and Senate are working out the details of a wide-ranging education bill.

Photo: Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy delivers the State of the State address on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024.