HOUR 1

• Former Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar was stabbed multiple times Sunday in an assault at a federal prison in Florida / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/07/10/1186732524/larry-nassar-stabbed-florida-prison
• Rikkie Valerie Kollé made history Saturday when she was named Miss Netherlands 2023 as the first transgender woman to be crowned in Dutch history / (USAToday) https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2023/07/10/miss-netherlands-2023-rikkie-kolle-first-transgender-contestant/70397019007/
• President Biden is in the United Kingdom / (CBS News) https://www.cbsnews.com/video/biden-meets-with-uk-prime-minister-rishi-sunak-king-charles-ahead-of-nato-summit/
• Jim Henderson with Durham School Services discusses recruitment and positions in Mat-Su / Learn more here: https://careers.nellc.com/

HOUR 2

• Farm workers risk health in deadly heat (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/07/10/1185766013/farm-workers-extreme-heat-protection-farmers-safety
• Phoenix temperatures to get to 115 degrees / (WC) https://weather.com/weather/tenday/l/Phoenix+AZ?US lawmakers want to know. 
• Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer asked the FDA to investigate Prime, the hot new energy drink created by YouTube superstars Logan Paul and KSI last year / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/07/09/schumer-calls-on-the-fda-to-investigate-prime-energy-drink?
• A homeless camp, near the corner of 3rd Avenue and Ingra Street, has sparked concerns for several of the residents and property owners in the area - who said they’ve had property stolen and have dealt with trespassing from people in the camp / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/07/10/neighbors-business-owners-cite-concerns-about-homeless-camp/
• Dalton in Mat-Su on the homeless and child predator problems 
• "Sound of Freedom" passes $40 million in revenue after opening less than a week ago in theaters / (Variety) https://variety.com/2023/film/box-office/sound-of-freedom-box-office-success-1235664837/

HOUR 1

• The world’s largest spherical structure made its flashy debut this week, and you’ll never guess where it’s located / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/07/06/the-msg-sphere-makes-debut-in-las-vegas?
• The company that owned a submersible that imploded on its way to explore the wreck of the Titanic, killing all five onboard, said Thursday it has suspended operations / (AP) https://apnews.com/article/titan-submersible-oceangate-suspends-operations-f3da3c689951fc231e653443c76eac08?
• Gov DeSantis and his presidential campaign / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/politics/desantis-commits-first-gop-presidential-primary-debate-regardless-trump-participation
• NH State Rep Fred Doucette on NH Presidential Primary and why he supports Vivek for Pres
• New presidential polls out; Trump, DeSantis, Vivek / (The Hill) https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4082220-ramaswamy-closes-in-on-desantis-as-trump-dominates-in-gop-poll/

HOUR 2

• Tom and Charles discuss deep fake ads at the presidential
• Woodcarver Mike from Mat-Su blasts Tom for bashing Trump
• Adam Holz from Plugged in with movie reviews "The Sound of Freedom" and "Mission Impossible - Dead Reckoning" 
• Todd Smoldon from Gov Mike Dunleavy's office
• A federal appeals court this week declined to reconsider a pivotal case out of Oregon that has major implications on local homelessness policy across the Western United States, including in Anchorage.
• Low numbers of salmon continue to frustrate those who rely on some of the state’s largest fisheries / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/07/07/salmon-numbers-still-struggling-across-alaska/

HOUR 1

• Ukraine War update / (CNBC) https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/06/ukraine-war-live-updates-latest-news-on-russia-and-the-war-in-ukraine.html
• 10 million sign up for Meta's new Thread platform / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/07/05/1186149939/meta-launches-its-rival-app-threads-as-it-takes-aim-at-twitter
• Meta releases Threads / (CBS News) https://www.cbsnews.com/video/meta-releases-threads-long-awaited-app-linked-to-instagram
• Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is on her way to Beijing for talks with her Chinese counterparts / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/07/05/1186023743/yellen-china-tensions-trade-taiwan-south-china-sea
• Cocaine found in the West Wing  / (CBS News) https://www.cbsnews.com/video/secret-service-investigates-cocaine-found-in-west-wing-of-white-house/
• Some Wisconsin Republican voters are losing faith in former President Trump as a new statewide poll showed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis beating him by 16 points in a head-to-head primary matchup / (FOXNews) https://www.foxnews.com/politics/wisconsin-republicans-say-voters-doubting-trumps-ability-win-poll-shows-desantis-blowout
• UPS headed towards a strike / (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/business/teamsters-says-ups-has-walked-away-negotiations-2023-07-05/?
• Japan given green light to release radioactive waste into the Pacific / (CNN) https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/04/asia/japan-fukushima-wastewater-explainer-intl-hnk/index.html?
• The sandwich chain shelled out $80 million to stock its 20,000 locations with the $6,000 meat-cutting machines / (CNN) https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/05/business/subway-sliced-meat/index.html?

HOUR 2

• Erick Cordero Giorgana, V.P. of Operations with the Alaska Policy Forum
• Rep. Alyse Galvin with a legislative update (phone system failure during interview)
• Chugach Electric is considering a rate hike / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/07/06/chugach-electrics-proposed-price-hike-alarms-advocacy-groups/
• Julie Hasquet Senior Manager for Corporate Communications at Chugach Electric on the prospective rate increase 
• Tom talks about AK  teacher recruitment / (AK Beacon) https://alaskabeacon.com/2023/07/05/study-to-hire-and-keep-teachers-in-remote-alaska-school-districts-need-to-pay-a-lot-more/

HOUR 1

• Harvard's legacy admissions program challenged / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/07/04/activist-group-challenges-harvard-s-legacy-admissions?
• To tip or not to tip / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/07/05/1185160295/tipping-coffee-consumer-spending-inflation-tips
• Dalton in Mat-Su says buy your own coffee and save money 
• Americans heading back to Europe en mass / (CBS News) https://www.cbsnews.com/video/americans-flood-tourist-hot-spots-across-europe-after-pandemic/
• Scott McMurren on travel / https://alaskatravelgram.com/

HOUR 2

• Scott McMurren on travel / https://alaskatravelgram.com/
• Mayor Bronson reflects on two years in office / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/07/05/mayor-dave-bronson-reflects-2-years-office/
• The family and friends of the Anchorage man killed in a homicide last weekend held a memorial barbecue on July 4 by his home to honor his memory.
  It was an emotional day for the family and friends of Francisco Martin Jr., who police say was attacked and killed in his home on Brayton Drive on July 1. Martin was 88 years old / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/07/05/family-friends-remember-88-year-old-man-killed-anchorage-home-invasion-happy-helpful/ and (APM) https://alaskapublic.org/2023/07/03/police-arrest-suspect-in-deadly-south-anchorage-home-invasion/
• Mike Robbins from the Anchorage Community Development Authority https://www.acda.net/

HOUR 1

• SCOTUS strikes down Affirmative Action / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/06/29/scotus-strikes-down-affirmative-action?
• Affirmative Action banned by SCOTUS / (CBS) https://www.cbsnews.com/video/us-education-secretary-miguel-cardona-on-supreme-court-decision-striking-down-affirmative-action/
• Cardiologist Dr. David Wild, MD on Ozempic and the medical profession
• In a 6-3 decision, the court’s conservative majority rejected President Biden’s plan to cancel more than $400 billion in student loan debt for millions of borrowers. / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/06/30/us/student-loans-supreme-court-biden?
• Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt discusses how Republicans are suing Biden over student debt handout / (FOX News) https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6313091967112

HOUR 2

• https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/30/movies/alan-arkin-dead.html?
• The state of Alaska and some of its communities have been awarded nearly $2 billion in federal funding to ensure that every resident has access to the internet / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/06/30/nearly-2b-broadband-funding-earmarked-connect-alaskans-faster-internet/
• Paul Asay from Plugged In reviews the new Indiana Jones movie and "Sound of Freedom"
• Todd Smoldon from Gov  Dunleavy's Mat-Su Office
• CVFRD volunteers Declan Dammeyer (male) and Julia Thomas join Tom.  They're part of organizing committee putting on Chugiak's Independence Day parade, which began in 1952 .

HOUR 1

• High heat and travel delays expected through the 4th of July holidays  / (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/world/us/sweltering-heat-wave-bakes-us-south-2023-06-27/ and mass flight cancellations (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/06/28/mass-flight-cancellations-put-a-damper-on-the-4th?
• How exactly does the Wagner Group operate?  (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/06/28/1184935970/not-your-typical-army-how-the-wagner-group-operates
• Alaska Commercial Co. plans to add the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Benefits — or SNAP — debit cards as a payment option for rural Alaskans / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/rural-alaska/2023/06/29/alaska-commercial-to-launch-online-grocery-ordering-and-delivery-for-rural-food-stamp-recipients/
• Mario Bird, Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson's new chief of staff, joins Tom to discuss the Municipality's evolving administration

HOUR 2

• Is U.S. gun violence an epidemic?  (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/06/29/1184731316/gun-violence-epidemic-suicide-mass-shooting-public-health-emergency-chicago
• 20,200 dead by gun in the U.S. / https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/
• Tom and Charles talk about gun statistics 
• Dalton in Mat-Su on gun violence 
• State Representative Kevin McCabe on Alaska's great resource development record in terms on environmental safety 
• Court hears arguments to unseal Hilcorp files / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/06/29/court-hears-arguments-unseal-hilcorp-files-regarding-bp-assets/
• The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor and forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2023/06/29/supreme-court-rules-that-colleges-must-stop-considering-the-race-of-applicants-for-admission/

HOUR 1

• Tom S talks about the firing of Anheuser-Bush marketing executives Daniel Blake & Alissa Heinerscheid.  
• Tom also talks about the "We're Coming For Your Children"  controversy and the ACLU's plans to help the homeless file appeals to the abatement orders benign issued by the Municipality of Anchorage. 
• Linn McCabe called in to talk about the Mat-Su Republicans Women's Club, how the club helps Republican causes, and their upcoming meeting & events.  Find more information at https://www.matsurepublicanwomensclub.org

HOUR 2

• Mia Costello, the new Anchorage Mayor's Office State Legislative Affairs Director,  joins Tom to overview her new role with the MOA
• U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy visited Alaska to discuss teen depression problems
• Tom & Tom talk about local politics
•  A warning from state environmental officials is going out regarding a pollution problem in University Lake in Anchorage / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/06/28/environmental-authorities-caution-residents-oil-spill-university-lake-park/
• Tom praises Chadux for its 30th anniversary / https://alaskaosro.org

HOUR 1

• Tom S. talks about the Municipality of Anchorage withholding payment to Securitas, the company responsible for the Anchorage Safety Patrol, the US Supreme Court decision to allow state courts to overrule state legislature approved election maps, and the approval of lab made chicken to be sold in restaurants.
• Rick Whitbeck from Power the Future calls in to discuss New York regulating pizza ovens, Power the Future's Presidential Energy Survey. and other energy issues. 

HOUR 2

• Mayor Dave Bronson calls in to talk about the homeless issue, the navigation center, and the actions he's taking on 3rd and Ingra.
• Tony Smith from Mountain City Church was in the studio to talk about Recovery Alaska and how they are helping Alaskan's recover and deal with several issues including drug and alcohol addiction, sexual addiction, anger issues, and their cancer support groups.  Find more information at RecoverAlaska.com.

HOUR 1

• Tom S. talks about an airport worker who died when he was pulled into a Delta Airlines engine and the new Republican sponsored bill to have Secretary Pete Buttigieg and other DOT officials to fly commercial instead of private. 
• Tom S. talks about Seth Church being appointed to the University of Alaska Board of Regents.
• We're having a Fetus!  Tom talks about the new Focus on the Family commercial to address the abortion issue and challenging the term "fetus" used to address preborn babies.  See the ad at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6rhnXl0NdU
• Junior Aumavae, Chief Equity Officer for the Municipality of Anchorage calls in to what the Chief Equity Officer and his department does and the programs they are involved in. If there is something you need assistance with you reach Junior at 907-782-8828 or email him at [email protected]

HOUR 2

• Mat-Su Borough Mayor Edna DeVries calls to talk about the adopted budget, the Arctic Winter Games, and the proposal before the assembly to reduce the waterbody setback from 75 feet to 25 feet.  Go to https://matsugov.us/assembly for more information about how to participate in the meeting.
• Tom S. talks about the public comments being accepted on the proposal to limit on "females who were assigned female at birth" to participate in girls high school sports.  Public comments are being accepted at [email protected].
• Tom S. talks about the State resuming reviewing Medicaid eligibility and how 3,000 Alaskans were dropped from the program after they no longer qualified.
• Dalton from Mat-Su calls in with a strategy to change the media and how they report on issues such as the transgender movement. 

HOUR 1

• Alaska State House Representative Donna Mears (D-21) calls in to talk about her experiences as a Freshman legislator, the budget, and her thought about alternative revenue opportunities.
• Tom S. gives the latest update on the Titan submarine and Tom talks about Mario Bird being named the new Chief of Staff for Mayor Dave Bronson.
• Tom S. talks about the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development taking public comments on a proposal that would limit participation on girls high school sports teams to "females who were assigned female at birth".  
• Public comments can be made by sending an email to [email protected].

HOUR 2

• Tom S. talks about the Mat-Su Valley housing growth numbers.
• Adam Holz from Plugged In calls in to talk about No Hard Feelings, Disney's World's Best, and the video game Diablo 4,  Find more information at PluggedIn.com
•  Todd Smolden from the Governor's office calls in to talk about the Governor's budget decisions, the BSA veto, and amendments the Governor has proposed. 
• Tom S. talks about Christian Broadcasting celebrating its 38th year of broadcasting in Alaska and CBI's future plans.  Tom also talks about the fine the Municipality of Anchorage has received from OSHA.