HOUR 1

• FOX News  pays a $787.5 million settlement million to Dominion / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/04/18/business/fox-news-dominion-trial-settlement?
• Is NY in the grips of a crime wave? Democrats say no: Republicans say yes / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/04/19/1170771921/republicans-new-york-crime-wave-experts-disagreeFox News 
• NY crime rampant say Guardian Angel founder Curtis Sliwa and Larry Elder / (FOX News)
  https://www.foxnews.com/media/guardian-angels-sliwa-moderates-unite-with-gop-aoc-dubs-astoria-peoples-republic
• Author James Fenelon discusses his new book "Angels Against the Sun"

HOUR 2

• State Rep. Kevin McCabe from Mat-Su with a state legislative update (first two segments)
• Downtown Anchorage business are frustrated with homeless issues / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/04/19/downtown-businesses-feel-impacts-growing-number-homeless-residents/
• Mark from East Anchorage
• Mike Robbins from the Anchorage Community Development Authority

HOUR 1

• Jalen Hurts became the highest-paid player in NFL history thanks to a five-year, $255 million contract extension with the Philadelphia Eagles thanks to agent  Nicole Lynn / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/04/17/how-jalen-hurts-got-such-a-big-deal?
• Trump attacks DeSantis and Karl Rove weighs in / (FOX News) https://video.foxnews.com/v/6324603506112
• Jens Heyke, Author of “Out of the Melting Pot, Into the Fire” / Buy here: https://www.amazon.com/Out-Melting-Into-Fire-Multiculturalism/dp/1641773197

HOUR 2 

• The Alaska House of Representatives advanced its version of the operating budget Monday, which is projected to create a $ 600 million deficit by paying a $2,700 Permanent Fund dividend / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/politics/alaska-legislature/2023/04/17/alaska-house-advances-budget-with-a-2700-pfd-school-funding-boost-and-a-substantial-deficit/
• Mark from East Anchorage on Alaska's budget problems 
• The topic of how transgender athletes participate in school sports has been controversial and highly debated across the U.S., and now high school sports in Alaska may be seeing a rule change in how transgender girls can compete. / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/04/17/amendment-proposed-banning-transgender-girls-girls-sports-teams-alaska/
• Rich from Anchorage calls in as a parent whose daughter had to compete against a transgender
• Todd Smoldon from Mat-Su on the transgender issue 

HOUR 1

• Tom S. couldn't travel because of the Russian volcano ash and gets a ticket from the Troopers
• FOX News vs Dominion / (FOXNews) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/04/16/dominion-v-fox-news-defamation-trial-begins?
• Twitter CEO Elon Musk raised concerns of bias in artificial intelligence (A.I.), saying leftist programmers can use it to "lie" and "comment on some things but not others." /  (FOXNews) https://www.foxnews.com/media/presumes-replace-us-concerns-bias-ai-grow-elon-musk-issues-new-warning#spark_wn=1
• 35 ways people are using AI / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/04/14/upshot/up-ai-uses.html?
• Google's top searched in April / https://explodingtopics.com/blog/top-google-searches
• Tom talks the fun of stocks that pay dividends / https://seekingalpha.com/screeners/9679329c-Top-Rated-Dividend-Stocks
• The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday in a case that could undermine one of the government's most powerful tools for fighting fraud in government contracts and programs. / (NPR) The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday in a case that could undermine one of the government's most powerful tools for fighting fraud in government contracts and programs.

HOUR 2

• An effort by the parents behind “Bree’s Law” to adapt the state of Alaska’s teen dating violence curriculum for nationwide use has hit a roadblock after the Dunleavy administration this month declined to grant a copyright release. / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/politics/2023/04/16/parents-behind-brees-law-blocked-by-dunleavy-administration-from-adapting-alaskas-teen-dating-violence-classes-for-nationwide-use/
• Joe from Midtown  
• A looming budget deficit, forecasted to be in the range of hundreds of millions of dollars, is at the forefront in the state capitol as lawmakers craft what they hope will be a final version of this year’s overall budget / https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/04/16/legislature-chisels-towards-final-state-budget/
• Tom &Tom talk recession
• The principal of Service High School has been placed on administrative leave, according to Anchorage School District officials. / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/04/13/service-high-principal-placed-administrative-leave/
• Gary from East Anchorage 

HOUR 1

• Gov Andy Beshear in Kentucky on bank shooting / (CNN) https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2023/04/10/louisville-shooting-governor-beshear-press-conference-nr-vpx.cnn
• Rick Whitbeck with Power the Future on Sen Wielechowski’s SB 114 / https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/33?Root=sb%20114
• Taiwan becoming intolerant of China / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/world/taiwan-warns-chinese-misstep-could-lead-uncontrollable-world-war-outbreak
• A ProPublica report on a railroad cost-cutting approach called Precision Scheduled Railroading (PSR) concludes that a strategy that employs longer trains with fewer employees puts profits ahead of safety in the freight rail industry / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/04/10/1168931275/propublica-analysis-train-derailment-long-trains
• The Supreme Court is facing ethics questions since a ProPublica investigation reported that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas received luxurious trips from Republican donor Harlan Crow for more than two decades. The investigation says he failed to report these trips in his annual financial disclosures / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/04/10/1168931282/ethics-rules-on-supreme-court-gift-disclosures-may-be-ineffective-law-professor-

HOUR 2

• Rick Whitbeck with Power the Future on Sen Wielechowski’s SB 114 / https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/33?Root=sb%20114 / 
  Power the Future podcast / https://soundcloud.com/user-988952581
• Jim Minnery, President of the Alaska Family Council on Gov HB105 “Parental Rights Bill”
  
  

HOUR 1

• Gov Andy Beshear in Kentucky on bank shooting / (CNN) https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2023/04/10/louisville-shooting-governor-beshear-press-conference-nr-vpx.cnn  
• Alex Gimarc on the recent Anchorage Election / (MRAK) https://mustreadalaska.com/alex-gimarc-what-just-happened-in-the-municipal-election/
• Rick Whitbeck with Power the Future renewable portfolio standard, House Bill 1 Lower Energy Costs Act
•  Taiwan becoming intolerant of China / (FOX News)
  https://www.foxnews.com/world/taiwan-warns-chinese-misstep-could-lead-uncontrollable-world-war-outbreak 
• A ProPublica report on a railroad cost-cutting approach called Precision Scheduled Railroading (PSR) concludes that a strategy that employs longer trains with fewer employees puts profits ahead of safety in the freight rail industry / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/04/10/1168931275/propublica-analysis-train-derailment-long-trains
• The Supreme Court is facing ethics questions since a ProPublica investigation reported that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas received luxurious trips from Republican donor Harlan Crow for more than two decades. The investigation says he failed to report these trips in his annual financial disclosures / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/04/10/1168931282/ethics-rules-on-supreme-court-gift-disclosures-may-be-ineffective-law-professor

HOUR 2

• Rick Whitbeck with Power the Future renewable portfolio standard, House Bill 1 Lower Energy Costs Act
• Jim Minnery, President of the Alaska Family Council on Gov HB105 “Parental Rights Bill”

HOUR 1

• Pharma industry bigwigs are not fans of a Texas federal judge’s ruling last week invalidating the FDA’s decades-old approval of the abortion medication mifepristone / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/04/10/pharma-execs-want-overturning-of-fda-s-abortion-pill-approval-overturned?
• Local newsrooms haven't survived the cuts in the modern shift to digital media. Now, the country's largest newspaper company is feeling the squeeze again / (NPR)  https://www.npr.org/2023/04/10/1169014791/news-us-newspaper-latest-gannet-media
• President Biden on Monday signed a Republican-authored bill terminating the national emergency over the COVID-19 pandemic / (CBS) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-signs-bill-ending-covid-19-national-emergency/? 
• A Louisville bank employee armed with a rifle opened fire at his workplace Monday morning, killing five people /  (AP) https://apnews.com/article/downtown-louisville-shooting-dc7b45a9c5d2b384a16d653864f8b735?
• Residents living near Portland's Willamette River have witnessed a series of homeless cabins and structures being built on prime river real estate with "million-dollar" city views but have so far been unable to get anyone to do anything about it / (FOXNews) https://www.foxnews.com/us/portland-perplexed-homeless-cabins-built-along-prime-riverside-real-estate

HOUR 2

• Anchorage Assembly members are getting set to vote on a resolution on Tuesday evening that would close the Sullivan Arena as a homeless shelter on April 30 / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/04/11/anchorage-assembly-vote-resolution-close-shelter-sullivan-arena/
• Mike Robbins from the Anchorage Community Development Authority with an ACDA update / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/04/11/anchorage-assembly-vote-resolution-close-shelter-sullivan-arena/
• Mark in East Anchorage on the homeless problem in Seattle
• Tom & Tom talk about homelessness 
• Mayor Dave Bronson on the homelessness issue 
• Anchorage municipal officials say at least 16 roofs have buckled in the city this winter under heavy snow and ice, and they’re wary of additional collapses after another storm dropped more snow this weekend / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2023/04/10/anchorages-reported-roof-failures-rise-to-at-least-16-and-the-winter-isnt-over-yet/
• Tom & Tom talk about snow

HOUR 1

• U.S. Intelligence leaks on the Internet / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/08/us/politics/leaked-documents-russia-ukraine-war.html? / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/04/09/doj-pentagon-investigate-leak-classified-docs?
• A Home Depot customer was bitten in the face by a dog while shopping in Colorado last month, according to authorities / (FOXNews) https://www.foxnews.com/us/colorado-home-depot-customer-gets-attacked-dog-owner-flees-store
• Trump popularity heightening after his NY indictment / (FOXNews) https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-still-not-prepared-announce-2024-presidential-run
• The Dalai Lama has apologized after footage showed him asking a boy if he wanted to suck the Tibetan spiritual leader's tongue / (BBC) https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-65229327
• Sean “Diddy” Combs revealed that he pays Sting $5,000 per day for sampling the singer’s “Every Breath You Take” on his own 1997 track, “I’ll Be Missing You”—a tribute to Biggie Smalls.
• The IRS is hiring. The tax agency, flush with $80 billion in new funding, plans to bring on 30,000 staff in the next two years to replenish its depleted workforce, ramp up enforcement, and improve customer service. 
• This year, shareholders filed around 540 proposals as of mid-February asking companies to address environmental, social and corporate governance issues, according to Proxy Preview / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/04/09/1168446621/businesses-face-more-and-more-pressure-from-investors-to-act-on-climate-change
• An Anchorage man who called a police officer a “pig” and asked if he was drinking on the job in an encounter at a gas station near downtown last summer was arrested minutes later on disorderly conduct and harassment charges / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/crime-courts/2023/04/09/an-anchorage-man-called-a-police-officer-a-pig-and-ended-up-arrested-now-hes-suing-the-city/

HOUR 2

• The National Weather Service at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport measured two inches of snow on Sunday, putting the city at 100.4″ for the 2022-2023 season (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/04/08/get-ready-snowy-easter/
• Rep. Kevin McCabe legislative update 
• At least five people were killed and eight others were injured in a shooting at a bank in downtown Louisville, Ky., on Monday morning, the police said. The suspected gunman died at the scene / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/us/louisville-kentucky-shooting.html?
• Rachel Kallander provides an update on the success of the 2023 Arctic Encounter Symposium / https://www.arcticencounter.com/#index

HOUR 1

• Alan Dershowitz on the Trump indictment / (FOXNews) https://www.foxnews.com/media/alan-dershowitz-warns-chance-trump-acquitted-nyc-judge-jurors-courage
• House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) met with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen in California on Wednesday despite warnings from Beijing that the meeting would provoke "severe confrontation" with the U.S / (Axios) https://www.axios.com/2023/04/05/mccarthy-meet-tsai-taiwan-china-threats?
• Ballot signature canvassing fraud is occurring more often / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/04/06/1168223451/ballot-signature-petition-canvassing-fraud-michigan
• Dave on the Parks Hwy on shrinkflation examples 
• Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson’s chief of staff, Adam Trombley, has resigned and Mario Bird, who Bronson once appointed as acting municipal attorney, will serve as acting chief of staff / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2023/04/05/anchorage-mayor-bronsons-chief-of-staff-resigns/

HOUR 2

• Tom & Tom discuss reporting on Mayor Bronson's staff turn over 
• Mark in East Anchorage on the staff changes in the Bronson Administration
• Gary in East Anchorage talking about state lawmakers walking out of session
• The timeline for getting body cameras on Anchorage police officers has once again been pushed back, this time by as much as six months / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/04/06/frustrations-flare-apd-body-cam-arbitration-gets-delayed-again/
• Tom & Tom talk frustrations with travel
• Travelers at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport will have limited parking through October / (ADN) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/04/06/anchorage-airport-parking-garage-50-capacity/
• Assembly candidate frontrunners maintain lead / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2023/04/04/anchorage-election-results-show-strong-leads-for-candidates-aligned-with-current-assembly/

HOUR 1

• Tom overviews the Anchorage Municipal Election results / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2023/04/04/anchorage-election-results-show-strong-leads-for-candidates-aligned-with-current-assembly/ and (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2023/04/04/early-returns-show-strong-support-for-bonds-and-ballot-measures-in-anchorage-election/
• Dr. Marilyn M. Singleton, M.D., discusses reducing healthcare costs should focus on these four areas of reform identified by CBO:  eliminating Certificate of Need and scope of practice laws, expanding the use of telehealth, and permitting doctors to work across state lines.”

HOUR 2

• Anchorage Municipal Election results / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2023/04/04/anchorage-election-results-show-strong-leads-for-candidates-aligned-with-current-assembly/
• Mark in East Anchorage on the Election results 
• Joe in Midtown on Elections results and how GOP candidates need to change their platforms
• Trump indictments and charges growing / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/04/us/politics/trump-bookkeeping-fraud-taxes.html
• The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development is predicting a strong 2023 tourist season, with more than a million visitors expected to land on the state’s shores and runways / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/04/05/alaska-expecting-record-breaking-tourist-season/
• Brandon Johnson, a union organizer and former teacher, was elected as Chicago’s next mayor Tuesday in a major victory for the Democratic Party’s progressive wing as the heavily blue city grapples with high crime and financial challenges / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2023/04/04/anchorage-election-results-show-strong-leads-for-candidates-aligned-with-current-assembly/

HOUR 1

• Last day to vote in the Anchorage Election / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2023/04/03/turnout-low-ahead-of-high-stakes-anchorage-municipal-election-on-tuesday/
• President Trump to be arraigned today in NYC / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/04/03/trump-heads-to-the-courthouse?
• Constitutional law professor Jonathan Turley joins 'America's Newsroom' ahead of the unsealing of the indictment of former President Donald Trump / (FOXNews) https://video.foxnews.com/v/6323947479112
• NATO welcomes Finland / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/04/04/world/russia-ukraine-war?
• Gary in East Anchorage is considering changing his party affiliation from Republican to non-partisan
• Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson reminding people to vote today (last day to)
• Nasa reveals 4 astronauts tapped for moon mission. The Artemis II team will be made up of three Americans — Victor Glover, Christina Hammock Koch and Reid Wiseman — and one Canadian, Jeremy Hansen / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/04/03/nasa-names-crew-mission-moon? and (ABC)  https://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/nasa-reveals-4-astronauts-tapped-moon-mission-98334752

HOUR 2

• A state superior court judge has dismissed all sexual abuse charges against the state’s former acting Attorney General Ed Sniffen / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/04/04/judge-dismisses-sexual-abuse-charges-against-former-acting-alaska-attorney-general/
• Mark from East Anchorage reminds people to vote today 
• The Anchorage School Board voted late Monday night to dissolve the Family Partnership Charter School and its Academic Policy Committee.
  The board decided to eliminate the charter with a 6-1 vote; Dave Donley was the sole board member who voted against the dissolution. Donley is running for re-election for his seat on the board / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/04/04/anchorage-school-board-votes-6-1-eliminate-family-partnership-homeschool-charter/
• The Alaska House amended the budget on Monday to include a one-time $175 million boost to public schools / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/politics/alaska-legislature/2023/04/03/alaska-house-adds-175-million-one-time-school-funding-boost-to-the-budget/
• Erick Cordero from Alaska Policy Forum re: APF's internship program
• With ballots due Tuesday in Anchorage’s municipal elections, conservative candidates for the Assembly outperformed their rivals in fundraising in most of the races across the city / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2023/04/03/conservatives-close-fundraising-gap-in-assembly-races-with-help-of-big-donors-and-independent-expenditure-group/
• Tom & Tom talk sports and stadium food