HOUR 1

• Scott Myers, Anchorage Assembly candidate / https://www.scottmyersforalaska.com/
• Marjorie Taylor Green on 60-Minutes and CNBC's take on her / (CNBC) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= (FOXNews) https://www.foxnews.com/media/marjorie-taylor-greene-stuns-60-minutes-host-lesley-stahl-pedophiles-attack-democrats-wow
• Brian Flynn, Anchorage Assembly candidate / https://www.flynnforanchorage.com/
• Endeavor Group, the parent company of UFC, is nearing a blockbuster deal to buy WWE / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/04/02/ufc-and-wwe-could-be-the-ultimate-tag-team?
• The death toll from a violent storm that whipped up tornadoes in the southern and midwestern regions of the United States rose to at least 32 over the weekend, according to officials and media reports / (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/world/us/death-toll-us-storms-rises-29-2023-04-02/?
• U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pressed his Russian counterpart for the release of recently detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in a phone call Sunday, the State Department said, following his detention last week on espionage charges / (WSJ) https://www.wsj.com/articles/blinken-russian-foreign-minister-discuss-detained-wsj-reporter-evan-gershkovich-19c86931?

HOUR 2

• Rachel Reis, Anchorage Assembly candidate / https://riesforalaska.com/
• Mark from East Anchorage on the Anchorage election
• Spencer Moore, Anchorage Assembly candidate / https://mooreforanchorage.com/
• Gary from East Anchorage on the Anchorage election
• Anchorage is in the middle of a citywide election for municipal and school board seats, as well as several propositions, and there have been increasing reports of vandalism on political signs / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/04/03/campaign-sign-vandalism-rise-amid-anchorage-election/

HOUR 1

• Anchorage School Board member Dave Donley 
• Anchorage Assemblyman Randy Sulte on this year's Municipal election and candidates
• President Trump indicted / Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office has fired back at House Republicans who are demanding documents and testimony about their case against former President Donald Trump / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-indictment-manhattan-da-accuses-house-gop-unlawful-political-interference
• U.S. Army investigators are trying to determine what caused two Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopters to crash during a routine nighttime training exercise in Kentucky, killing all nine soldiers aboard / (AP) https://apnews.com/article/us-military-helicopters-crash-kentucky-89c9dbcd035b3cc7c637c2b1f0a037a2?
• Finland joins NATO/ (AP) https://apnews.com/article/nato-finland-turkey-24e91f6d5141e727872b91b854d5702c?
• Russia’s security service arrested an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal on espionage charges, the first time a U.S. correspondent has been detained on spying accusations since the Cold War  / (AP) https://apnews.com/article/wall-street-journal-reported-russia-arrested-cd511a94a3fe0ce604df6648ef5adec5?

HOUR 2

• Alaska lawmakers discuss gun violence 
• Heather Reams, President of Citizens For Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES)  and the Arctic Encounter Symposium
• Paul Asay from Plugged In, Dungeons and Dragons, Murder Mystery 2 (Netflix), Tetris (Apple +)
• Dave Stieren from Gov Dunleavy's office
•  Alaska was shocked by a school shooting 25 years ago, but recent incidents of gun violence across the country have prompted discussions about gun control measures in the state. / ://alaskabeacon.com/2023/03/30/state-sales-tax-envisioned-as-part-of-long-term-plan-gets-first-hearing-in-alaska-capitol/
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HOUR 1

• Interim Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz appeared at a Senate hearing yesterday to talk about the company’s role in the wave of unionization efforts hitting its coffee shops / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/starbucks-ceo-howard-schultz-testified?
• Dean Clancy, a senior policy fellow at Americans for Prosperity and a Paragon Health Institute public advisor discusses Medicare reform 
• Travis Szanto, Anchorage Assembly candidate / https://www.travisforak.com/

HOUR 2

• Leigh Sloan, Anchorage Assembly candidate / https://www.sloanforak.com/
• Both drivers died in a head-on collision Wednesday afternoon on the Parks Highway in Mat-Su / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/mat-su/2023/03/30/2-drivers-die-in-parks-highway-collision-in-houston/
• Rabbi Mendy Greenberg on Passover / https://www.matsujewishcenter.org/
• State Representative  Kevin McCabe 

HOUR 1

• An ordinance passed last week by the Anchorage Assembly is stirring controversy between the Assembly and the mayor’s administration. The ordinance — formerly titled AO 2023-27 — amends the authorities and safeguards governing the office of the Ombudsman / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/03/27/anchorage-assembly-passes-ordinance-safeguard-ombudsman-office/
• The economy continues to dominate as the most important issue facing the country, followed by preserving democracy, according to the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/03/29/1166486046/poll-economy-inflation-transgender-rights-republicans-democrats-biden
• Narcan, a prescription nasal spray that reverses opioid overdoses, can now be sold over the counter, the Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday, authorizing a move long-sought by public health officials and treatment experts, who hope wider availability of the medicine will reduce the nation’s alarmingly high drug fatality rates / (NYT)
• Brian Flynn, Anchorage Assembly candidate / https://www.flynnforanchorage.com/

HOUR 2

• A 3-year-old boy was fatally injured and a woman died by suicide in an East Anchorage parking lot Tuesday morning, Anchorage police said / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2023/03/28/woman-fatally-injures-self-3-year-old-boy-in-east-anchorage-parking-lot-police-say/
• A McGrath man died Monday afternoon when he was struck by a vehicle attempting to help pull his vehicle from the ditch, Alaska State Troopers said / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2023/03/28/mcgrath-resident-dies-after-being-struck-by-good-samaritans-pickup-troopers-say/
• Support from LGBTQ advocates, a famous Alaska musician, and at least one Republican propelled a measure to add protections for LGBTQ+ people in Alaska out of the House Labor and Commerce Committee on Monday  / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/politics/alaska-legislature/2023/03/28/bill-to-protect-lgbtq-people-in-alaska-moves-forward/
• Anchorage’s in-person vote centers opened Monday for residents to cast their ballots in the April 4 regular city election / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2023/03/28/anchorage-vote-centers-are-open-as-april-4-city-election-approaches/
• Rob from Eagle River
• Rachel Reis Anchorage Assembly candidate / https://riesforalaska.com/

HOUR 1

• Nashville police identified the shooter who opened fire on Monday morning at The Covenant School as 28-year-old Audrey Hale, a transgender former student at the private Presbyterian school / (FOXNews)https://video.foxnews.com/v/6323481957112
• The U.S. Supreme Court assesses whether a federal law that makes it a crime to encourage or induce illegal immigration transforms some speech protected by the Constitution into a crime / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/03/27/1166343615/supreme-court-immigration-free-speech
• Scott Myers, Anchorage Assembly candidate District 2 / https://www.scottmyersforalaska.com/

HOUR 2

• John Trueblood, Anchorage Assembly candidate District 1 /  https://www.truebloodforak.com/
• Rachel Kallander on Arctic Encounter Symposium Conference / https://www.arcticencounter.com/#index

HOUR 1

• Tom & Tom talk about national college basketball and Alaskan high school basketball results 
• A majority of Americans say the multiple criminal investigations into former President Donald Trump's conduct are fair, despite Trump's continued efforts claiming they are conspiracies against him, the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/03/27/1166173049/donald-trump-investigations-republican-voters-2024-presidential-election
• Rescuers raced Saturday to search for survivors and help hundreds of people left homeless after a powerful tornado cut a devastating path through Mississippi, killing at least 25 people, injuring dozens, and flattening entire blocks as it carved a path of destruction for more than an hour / (CNN) https://apnews.com/article/tornado-texas-severe-weather-mississippi-valley-65e553e6358b56b2630ff5c588850505?
• John Ratcliffe: China-Russia partnership should raise concerns for the US / (FOXNews) https://video.foxnews.com/v/6323398502112
• Hundreds of people are staying nightly at the Sullivan Arena, an emergency shelter for people experiencing homelessness. Where they will go when the shelter closes its doors on April 30 is still very much up in the air / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/03/25/anchorage-assembly-debating-what-do-when-emergency-shelter-closes-end-april/
• Woodcarver Mike in Mat-Su on geo-political issues weighing down the U.S.
• Gary in East Anchorage agrees with Woodcarver Mike 

HOUR 2

• Mark Anthony Cox, candidate for Anchorage School Board Seat D / https://www.macforanc.com/
• Spencer Moore, candidate for Anchorage Assembly / https://mooreforanchorage.com/
• John in Anchorage supports Spencer 

HOUR 1 

• Iran proxy forces launched about seven rockets targeting a U.S. base in Northeast Syria today in retaliation to the U.S., a defense official confirms to Fox News. In the first assessments, there are no U.S. casualties and no damage to the base near the Al-Omar oil field / (FOXNews) https://www.foxnews.com/world/us-base-syria-attacked-iranian-proxy-forces-retaliatory-airstrikes
• The Alaska Department of Transportation is seeking public comment on a massive highway improvement project between Rabbit Creek and Bird Flats / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/03/24/department-transportation-begin-safer-seward-highway-project/
• The Anchorage Assembly on Wednesday took two new steps to block any potential settlement payments from the Bronson administration to a contractor over work done on a contentious homelessness project without formal approval / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2023/03/23/mayor-bronson-backs-off-plan-to-pay-contractor-for-unauthorized-shelter-construction-after-anchorage-assembly-threatens-court-action/
• Dave Stieren from Gov Mike Dunleavy's office

HOUR 2 

• Is the U.S. Navy ready for China? / (CBS) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEc5hsWNsCQ
• Adam Holz from Plugged In reviews  John Wick 4
• Leigh Sloan Anchorage Assembly 
• After a decade of a pay freeze, state lawmakers in Alaska might be receiving a significant pay increase / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/03/23/state-lawmakers-set-receive-first-pay-raise-over-decade/

HOUR1 

• Tom Steigleman is back from NCAA Championships in Orlando 
• Trademark case on toy company copying Jack Daniels bottle for dog poop joke goes to U.S. Supreme Court. / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/scotus-hears-case-on-a-jack-daniels-knockoff-dog-toy?
• President Biden's assessment of whether or not to bailout regional banks could become a big re-election liability / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/03/23/1165268118/biden-bank-failures-fallout-2024
• Tom S talks about his Florida food and restaurant choices on his trip.
• California's drought isn't over yet  / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/03/23/1165378214/3-reasons-why-californias-drought-isnt-really-over-despite-all-the-rain
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HOUR 2 

• James Ackerman, President & CEO of Prison Fellowship re this weekend's Governor's Prayer Breakfast 
• Dan Moore, Anchorage's Treasurer on Prop 11 / https://www.muni.org/Departments/finance/treasury/trustfund/Pages/default.aspx
• Doug from Palmer with a Hamline University update re a faculty firing issue 
• The Anchorage Assembly is threatening litigation if Mayor Dave Bronson’s administration pays a private contractor without Assembly approval. / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/03/23/assembly-threatens-litigation-against-bronson-administration-contracting-approval-dispute/

HOUR 1

• French citizens continue to protest the raising of the retirement / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/french-president-raise-retirement-age?
• The Cure agrees with fans that ticket prices are too high / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/03/16/ticketmaster-the-cure-ticket-prices-fees?
• Happy St Patrick's Day 
• SNAP benefits will be reduced / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/03/17/1163131918/snap-benefits-food-hunger-pandemic-assistance
• Members of the Biden family received more than $1 million in payments from accounts related to Hunter Biden’s business associate Rob Walker and their Chinese business ventures in 2017, subpoenaed financial records obtained by the House Oversight Committee reveal / (FOXNews) 
• Voters heading to the ballot box next month will find over $37 million of school bonds put forth by the Anchorage School District /(ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/03/16/school-bonds-costing-37m-security-structure-repairs-april-municipal-ballot/
• Alaska’s economy experienced uncertainty and volatility since the early 2000s, and now the 2020s are shaping up to be the first major bend in what could be a protracted “bust” after oil booms earlier in the 20th century / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/03/17/dire-state-economy-forecasted-by-recent-statistics-outmigration-alaskas-workforce/
• State Representative Kevin McCabe with a legislative update 

HOUR 2

• Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson says he wants to defund the nonprofit that works with the city’s community councils after its manager, at a recent meeting with Girdwood residents, indicated he’d advised the residents on a strategy to kill a housing development proposal / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2023/03/16/mayor-calls-for-defunding-community-council-nonprofit-after-managers-remarks-on-effort-to-kill-girdwood-project/
• Mike Robbins with a Ukrainian Relief update
• Paul Asay from Plugged In reviewing Shazam Fury of the Gods, The Magician's Elephant 
• The woman selected to lead the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development declined the position two weeks after the governor said he would appoint her to the role / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/politics/2023/03/16/governors-pick-for-alaska-education-commissioner-declines-job/
• Anchorage Municipal Clerk Barbara Jones is retiring June 30, the city Assembly said Thursday / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2023/03/16/anchorages-municipal-clerk-who-manages-city-elections-is-set-to-retire-this-summer/ 
• Garrett Elder, the Anchorage man accused of carrying out a multi-million dollar fraud, made his first appearance before a judge on Thursday / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/03/17/plea-deal-works-anchorage-man-accused-multi-million-dollar-wire-fraud/

HOUR 1 

• France's President Macron to push pension reform of retirement from 62 to 64 with great public objection / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/03/16/world/france-pension-vote?
• Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies before Senate panel / (FOXNews) https://video.foxbusiness.com/v/6322676184112#sp=show-clips
• Ryan Reynolds just proved he’s an entrepreneur first, Blake Lively’s arm candy second. T-Mobile announced yesterday it is buying Mint Mobile, the mobile carrier partially owned by the actor, for nearly $1.35 billion / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/tmobile-buying-ryan-reynolds-mint-mobile?
• Portland residents are sounding the alarm on the city's crime crisis after more than 300 criminal cases in the area were dismissed, including some related to felony theft, possession of a stolen vehicle, gun charges, and more / (FOXNews) https://www.foxnews.com/media/portland-resident-warns-criminals-turn-home-break-ins-businesses-flee-city
• The American Kennel Club announced Wednesday that the crinkly-faced canine was the top breed in 2022, overtaking the Labrador retriever, which had held the No. 1 spot for a whopping 31 years / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/03/15/1163687568/french-bulldog-top-purebred-dog-breed-us-labrador-retriever
• The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU Alaska filed a lawsuit against the Alaska Department of Corrections, citing “an unlawful involuntary medication policy” on behalf of Mark Andrews, an inmate in the DOC system at Spring Creek Correctional facility in Seward / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/03/16/aclu-suit-claims-alaska-inmate-was-unlawfully-given-psychotropic-medication-against-his-will/
• Bob Penney passes at age 90 / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2023/03/15/alaska-sportfishing-advocate-and-political-insider-bob-penney-dies-at-90/

HOUR 2

• The state salary commission on Wednesday recommended a 67% pay raise for legislators — alongside a significant pay boost for the governor and his cabinet — shortly after all five members were replaced by the governor.
• A federal judge in Texas promises a decision “soon” on whether to grant a request from a group of anti-abortion groups to rescind the Federal Drug Administration’s approval of the widely used abortion-inducing drug mifepristone — a decision that could lead to major changes throughout the country on how women access abortion where it is legal / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/03/16/is-right-medical-abortion-protected-under-alaskas-constitutional-privacy-rights-or-blocked-by-state-law/
• Tom & Dylan talk about cannabis transactions and the banking system
• Environmental nonprofit group Trustees for Alaska filed a lawsuit Tuesday on behalf of six advocacy groups against the Bureau and Land Management (BLM), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Department of the Interior in response to the Biden Administration’s approval of the ConocoPhillips’ Willow Project / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/03/15/new-round-lawsuits-against-willow-project-begins/
• The Biden administration is demanding that Chinese-owned TikTok be sold, or the popular video app could face a ban in the U.S., according to a TikTok spokesperson / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/03/15/1163782845/tiktok-bytedance-sell-biden-adminis