HOUR 1 

• Chicago voters overwhelmingly rejected Mayor Lori Lightfoot's agenda for the Windy City by ousting her in Tuesday night's mayoral election, with many critics citing crime as a key sticking point to her departure / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-voters-celebrate-lori-lightfoots-ousting-mayoral-race-woke-agenda-working
• A handful of Republican-dominated states seemed on the verge of invalidating President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan at the Supreme Court on Tuesday, with a majority of the court's conservatives indicating great skepticism / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/02/28/1160143798/supreme-court-student-loan-forgiveness
• Yesterday, the Commerce Department began inviting chipmakers to apply for $39 billion in funding through the CHIPS and Science Act, which they can use for expanding production in the US / (AP)  https://apnews.com/article/technology-production-facilities-united-states-government-business-covid-2650c21c0a33672dc033610da17a13ec?
• Altria wants to move on from Juul. Altria, the maker of Marlboro cigarettes and a major investor in Juul, is in talks to buy e-cigarette brand NJOY for $2.75 billion, the WSJ reported / (WSJ) https://www.wsj.com/articles/altrias-latest-vape-could-be-even-pricier-than-its-first-501821f0?FBI Director discusses Wuhan lab and COVID / (FOXNews) https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fbi-director-says-covid-pandemic-most-likely-originated-chinese-lab
• A majority of the Anchorage Assembly’s 12 seats are up for election, with seven members set to be determined on the April ballot / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2023/02/28/campaign-fundraising-shows-competitive-assembly-races-shaping-up-for-west-and-south-anchorage-seats/

HOUR 2

• Alaska Regional closure leaves seniors scrambling for healthcare services / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/03/01/alaska-regional-health-clinic-closure-leaves-seniors-scrambling-find-new-providers/
• Dalton from Mat-Su 
• Brandon Ousley, CEO of Alaska Fracture & Orthopedic Clinic (AFOC)  on the 80th Percentile Rule 

HOUR 1

• House Foreign Affairs Committee holds a hearing on facing aggression from the Chinese Communist Party / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6321394246112
• Tom & Tom overviews weather and temps and urge defensive driving because of icy roads
• Russia's war in Ukraine isn't just being fought on the ground and in the air with tanks, artillery and fighter jets. It's also playing out online, where the Kremlin and its allies are using propaganda, fake social media accounts, forged documents and manipulated videos and images to push false narratives, in an effort to deflect blame from Moscow and undermine support for Ukraine / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/02/28/1159712623/how-russia-is-losing-and-winning-the-information-war-in-ukraine / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/02/28/1159712623/how-russia-is-losing-and-winning-the-information-war-in-ukraine
• The remains of a man who went missing in southern Argentina earlier this month were discovered inside a shark after it was captured by local fishermen.
  Law enforcement said the family of 32-year-old Diego Barría were able to identify his remains because of a distinct tattoo that was visible /  (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/world/fishermen-find-remains-missing-man-inside-shark-argentina
• Florida's Gov DeSantis ends Disney's self-governance / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6321384057112
• Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said in a forthcoming book that he advised former Disney CEO Bob Chapek to stay out of a political battle over state legislation that critics dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill / (CNBC) https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/27/disney-ex-ceo-chapek-called-desantis-over-dont-say-gay-book.html
• Tom & Tom talj / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/visual/photos/2023/02/28/photos-northern-lights-dazzle-in-big-swath-of-alaska/
• What should kids be taught re sexual reproduction in schools and when?

HOUR 2

• The Alaska Department of Health is offering funds to purchase food for Alaskans waiting for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to come through. The Dunleavy administration announced Monday it had awarded $1.68 million to four regional food banks to buy food in bulk to distribute to hungry communities around the state / (ADN) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/02/28/food-banks-receive-168m-face-snap-delays/
• State Representative Kevin McCabe with a legislative update 
• Ken from Mat-Su on carbon credits/ESG 
• A new commissioner has been appointed to head the Department of Education and Early Development. Current Innovation and Education Excellence Director Susan McKenzie was selected by the State Board of Education and Early Development and was subsequently approved by Dunleavy / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/02/28/department-education-early-development-appoints-new-commissioner/
• Ken in Anchorage on 45Q on fraud / (Carbon Herald) https://carbonherald.com/new-analysis-claims-90-of-45q-credits-based-fraud/

HOUR 1

• Tom S is back in studio after a trip to the Lower 48 and discusses delays in flights on Alaska Airlines
• COVID-19 originations - Dept of Energy now says COVID started from the Wuhan, China lab similar to the FBIs theory / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/02/26/undefined?
• Attorney Lexie Rigden provides a professional analysis of Alex Murdaugh’s ongoing murder trial, specifically his controversial decision to testify (FOXNews)
  https://www.foxnews.com/video/6321275780112
• On Saturday night CEO Elon Musk laid off at least 200 workers from the company, which was about 10% of the ~2,000 employees still left at Twitter.  / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/26/technology/twitter-layoffs.html?
• At least 59 migrants, including 12 children, died when their boat crashed against rocks on the southern coast of Italy in bad weather / (BBC) https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64776621?
• .Scott Adams' Dilbert gets dropped / (CNBC) https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/popular-comic-strip-dropped-after-creator-s-black-hate-group-remark-164089926000 / (MB) https://www.npr.org/2023/02/26/1159580425/newspapers-have-dropped-the-dilbert-comic-strip-after-a-racist-rant-by-its-creat
• Alex Gimarc from Anchorage on the Scott Adams Dilbert cancellation / (Hotep Jesus) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeFA-n3SMRw
• Gov Ron DeSantis on what it means to be a Conservative
  https://www.foxnews.com/video/6321170153112
• Dalton in Mat-Su on COVID-19 on mainstream being inaccurate 

HOUR 2

• T & T talk protecting charitable gaming 
• T & T talk Northern Lights 
• It’s been nearly six months since the Alaska Division of Public Assistance first began to fall behind on processing federal food stamp applications, leaving thousands of Alaskans still waiting for benefits to arrive now / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2023/02/26/alaskas-unprecedented-food-stamp-backlog-is-taking-a-harsh-toll-on-rural-communities/
• Anchorage Lawmakers in Juneau are trying to prevent a possible COVID-19 and influenza outbreak at the state Capitol / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/02/25/covid-19-testing-mandated-some-alaska-capitol-staff/
• Mayor Dave Bronson’s administration said Friday it will pay Roger Hickel Contracting nearly $2.5 million in a settlement for work done last fall on the proposed homeless navigation center before it was halted / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2023/02/24/bronson-administration-proposes-25m-settlement-for-east-anchorage-shelter-construction-assembly-says-its-illegal/
• Anchorage School District alerted the parents of the 268 students who attend Abbott Loop Elementary School which school they will attend next year in an email sent Friday evening. / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/02/25/anchorage-school-district-assigns-new-schools-abbott-loop-elementary-students/
• Rick Whitbeck, PTA Pres

HOUR 1

• Ukrainian War 2 year anniversary and casualty data / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/02/23/the-war-in-ukraine-1-year-on? / 
• Virginia Rep. Ben Cline discusses House Republicans' tour of the border in Yuma, Arizona, and explains how the immigration crisis has impacted the country / (FOXNews) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6321121790112
• House Judiciary Committee Reps. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., join 'Hannity' to discuss Democrats' failure to attend an in-person hearing on the border crisis in Yuma, Arizona / (FOXNews) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6321090473112
• Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen joins Morning Joe to discuss confronting senior Russian officials during a meeting of finance ministers at the G20 on Friday / (MSNBC) https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/secretary-yellen-ending-the-brutal-ukraine-war-would-benefit-the-global-economy-163959365684
• Alaska is joining several other states in revising the visibility of convictions for criminal actions that are now legal. Beginning May 1, marijuana possession convictions of about just under 800 Alaska residents will be removed from Courtview, a public, online database of court cases, per an order from the Alaska Supreme Court  (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/02/24/hundreds-previous-marijuana-related-convictions-will-be-removed-states-courts-database/
• Alex Gimarc in Anchorage on marijuana policy

HOUR 2

• While the Iron Dog snowmachine race seems to always be “go, go, go,” the race saw a rare pause in action Thursday. The race was put on hold at noon to allow for fuel to be transported to the Poorman and Ophir checkpoints where snow conditions had worsened / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/02/24/race-resumes-after-4-hour-hold-bring-fuel-checkpoints/
• Adam Holz from Plugged In reviews "Jesus Revolution" and "Cocaine Bear"
• Dave Stieren from Gov. Dunleavy's office updates on carbon credits and recommends watching the Senate Resources Committee
• Ken from Mat-Su on carbon credits 
• Ken from Anchorage on carbon credits 
• Lydia on carbon credits 

HOUR 1

• Winter storm coming in nation / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6321033734112
• The SEC said Tuesday that from 1997 through 2019, the investment manager, Ensign Peak Advisers, did not file the required paperwork laying out all of its holdings. Instead, senior leaders of the faith, which is widely known as the Mormon church, directed it to use 13 shell companies to file smaller disclosures. The church feared “negative consequences” from publicly sharing its investments, which by 2018 had grown to $32 billion, the SEC said. / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/02/22/mormon-church-fined-investment-portfolio?
• Take Shaquille O’Neal and add four inches in height—that’s how tall Victor Wembanyama stands on a basketball court. The 19-year-old French phenom is 7 feet, 5 inches tall in shoes and has a wingspan of eight feet / ( ESPN) https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35690491/preparing-nba-victor-wembanyama-revolution?
• American voters lean in favor of raising the debt ceiling but of those that want to cut - few know where to cut / https://www.npr.org/2023/02/23/1158888101/americans-want-congress-to-deal-with-the-debt-ceiling-how-to-do-it-is-complicate
• State Representative Kevin McCabe with a legislative update 
• Ken from Mat-Su with a fiscal responsibility question 
• Lydia on the national impact of ESG and the connection to the banking system 
• Tom talks about his bad Alaska Cake Studio experience and his experience at Everett's Restaurant 
• Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, joined 'Fox & Friends to discuss Taiwan  / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6321034812112

HOUR 2

• Anchorage Community Development Authority Executive Director Mike Robbins / (ANS) https://www.wbrc.com/video/2023/02/22/mike-robbins-presents-project-anchorage-task-force-report-findings/
• Sen. Lisa Murkowski spoke to a joint session of the Alaska Legislature on Wednesday, reaffirming her full-throated support for the Willow project on the North Slope / (ADN) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/02/23/murkowski-encourages-support-ferries-willow-project-speech-state-legislature/ and (ADN) https://www.adn.com/politics/2023/02/22/this-is-your-lifeline-murkowski-urges-legislature-to-address-shrinking-population/
• Texas Rancher Debi Douglas says the Arizona rancher George Kelly charged with murder for shooting a migrant on his property is being used as an 'example' to instill 'fear' in others who defend their property / (FOX News ) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6321033192112 and (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/us/arizona-rancher-george-alan-kelly-posts-1m-bond-released-custody-next-hearing
• Kurt Knutsson discusses a national security risk of cyberattacks on America's food supply / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6321029506112
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HOUR 1

• https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/02/21/supreme-court-internet-section-230? / MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/02/21/supreme-court-internet-section-230?
• Strive Asset Management co-founder Vivek Ramaswamy why he is entering the presidential race on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight.' / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6320946385112
• President Biden jumps in polls and Trump lowers / (NPR)
  https://www.npr.org/2023/02/22/1158538798/poll-bidens-standing-improves-while-trump-slumps-with-republican-voters
• Texas Department of Public Safety Lt. Chris Olivarez joined 'America's Newsroom' to discuss why the new plan is a 'shell game' as the migrant surge at the southern border continues. / (FOX News)  https://www.foxnews.com/video/6320977655112
• Tom talks about illegal immigrants and the problems mounting 

HOUR 2

• Controversy has been brewing over what is and is not appropriate for young students in the Anchorage School District / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/02/22/some-anchorage-parents-heated-over-inappropriate-books-school-libraries/
• Wasilla Republican Rep. David Eastman sparked outrage online after asking whether there could be economic benefits from the death of abused children / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2023/02/21/rep-eastman-sparks-outrage-after-asking-about-the-potential-economic-benefits-of-the-deaths-of-abused-alaska-children/
• Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson with an update (last two segments)

HOUR 1

• As the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine nears, President Biden made an unannounced visit to Kyiv early yesterday morning in a show of support for and solidarity with Ukraine. / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/biden-top-secret-kyiv-visit?
• President Biden said this weekend that he wants to launch a "major surge to stop fentanyl production and sale" that's driving 70,000 fatal overdoses in the U.S. every year. There's fierce bipartisan pressure in Washington right now to do whatever it takes to stop Mexican drug cartels smuggling illicit fentanyl over the border. / (NPR)https://www.npr.org/2023/02/21/1158300583/fentanyl-smuggling-border-mexico-overdose-drug-warKentucky 
• Just 6% of the Great Lakes’ surface was covered in ice as of February 15, compared to a historical average of 41%. This is even lower than the record 7.8% recorded in 2012. Lesser lakes across the Northeast US and Canada are sweating, too, as climate change warms and shortens the region’s winters. / https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/02/20/ice-northeast-us-canada-is-getting-thin?
• Woodcarver Mike from Mat-Su 
• AG Daniel Cameron responds to President Biden saying White people still want to lynch Black people and shares why he is running for governor on 'The Ingraham Angle.' / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6320895899112
• Mark Moyar—Military historian at Hillsdale CollegeAttorney 

HOUR 2

• Dalton from Mat-Su / https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-2-21-23/
• Tragedy struck the Anchorage CrossFit community over the weekend after a roof collapsed during a competition, killing a young woman / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/02/21/family-mourns-woman-killed-crossfit-gym-roof-collapse/
• A woman kicked in the head by moose
  https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/02/21/anchorage-woman-kicked-head-by-moose-while-walking-her-dog/
• Anchorage Assembly member Austin Quinn-Davidson and two colleagues are introducing a proposal Tuesday to grant four weeks of paid parental leave to some municipal employees after a new child joins the family / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2023/02/20/assembly-members-propose-parental-leave-policy-for-anchorage-city-employees/
• Huge drop in Dungeness crab affecting WA crabbers / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/business-economy/2023/02/20/huge-price-drop-for-dungeness-crab-is-a-tough-deal-for-washington-state-crabbers/
• Dylan and Tom talk about Mardi Gras and New Orleans and food and King cakes and Lent

HOUR 1

• President Biden makes surprise visit to Ukraine / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/live-updates/biden-kyiv-visit-ukraine-russia
• West Virginia State Treasurer Riley Moore argues President Biden does not 'prioritize' Americans as the U.S. supports Ukraine / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6320867630112
• Disney and Marvel Studios’ “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” scored an estimated $104 million at the domestic box office during its opening weekend. / (CNBC) https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/19/marvels-ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania-opening-weekend-box-office.html
• Senator Fetterman's depression and hospital stay /  (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6320867745112
• More than two dozen people were inside a South Anchorage gym for a fitness competition Friday evening when the roof abruptly collapsed, killing one person and trapping two others / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2023/02/18/anchorage-gym-collapses-during-event-killing-1-and-rattling-tightknit-community/ 
• A regional drug task force in Southeast Alaska arrested several individuals last week after intercepting a large amount of methamphetamine on an Alaska ferry bound for Juneau / 
• Daycare crisis in Alaska / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/politics/alaska-legislature/2023/02/19/alaska-child-care-crisis-more-acute-than-ever-legislators-hear/

HOUR 2

• Iron Dog GPS Tracker set up /  (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/02/16/2023-iron-dog-race-gps-tracker/
• An infant for whom an Amber Alert was issued on Friday has been located safe following an hours-long standoff with Anchorage police.
  The 8-month-old child has been identified as Ahmiri Chaney, and the reported suspect in the kidnapping is 23-year-old Eric Chaney Jr., who is the child’s father. Chaney was arrested following the standoff. Chaney was charged on Saturday with first-degree and second-degree murder and is being held at the Anchorage Jail on $200,000 bail / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/02/17/amber-alert-issued-8-month-old-child-anchorage/
• Grayson McGuire-Anderson on his Model United Nations trip to Washington DC
• Todd Smoldon in Mat-Su

HOUR 1

• FOX News contributor Tulsi Gabbard said the American public needs to demand accountability and transparency if the White House won't be straightforward on 'The Ingraham Angle.' / (FOX News)
• https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/02/16/winnie-the-pooh-horror-film-intellectual-property? / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/02/16/winnie-the-pooh-horror-film-intellectual-property?
• Tim McCarver, the All-Star catcher and Hall of Fame broadcaster who during 60 years in baseball won two World Series titles with the St. Louis Cardinals and had a long run as one of the country's most recognized, incisive, and talkative television commentators, died Thursday. He was 81. /(NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/02/16/1157585303/tim-mccarver-dies-mlb
• https://www.foxnews.com/video/6320650540112 Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Va., discusses the border crisis. / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6320688510112
• YouTub CEO steps down / (ABCNews) https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/susan-wojcicki-stepping-ceo-youtube-97259136?utm_campaign=mb&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=morning_br
• President Biden will soon speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping about the surveillance balloon the U.S. military shot down early this month. /(NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/02/16/1157530528/biden-remarks-unidentified-aerial-objects-balloon?
• Dalton from Mat-Su on conspiracy theories
• The Spanish parliament on Thursday approved legislation expanding abortion and transgender rights for teenagers while making Spain the first country in Europe that will entitle workers to paid menstrual leave. / (AP) The Spanish parliament on Thursday approved legislation expanding abortion and transgender rights for teenagers while making Spain the first country in Europe that will entitle workers to paid menstrual leave.
• A number of residents in the ski resort town of Girdwood are working on new ideas to develop affordable housing after they successfully fought this month to stop a huge housing development led by the Municipality of Anchorage and a private developer. (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2023/02/15/a-major-girdwood-housing-proposal-is-dead-now-the-alaska-resort-community-wants-to-figure-out-its-own-solutions-to-its-housing-crisis/

HOUR 2

• A Department of Justice investigation has found that some Anchorage School District students with disabilities have been improperly restrained and placed in seclusion as a form of discipline. The DOJ and the school district agreed on a non-financial settlement and on Thursday school administrators held an online news conference to discuss what that will mean moving forward. / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/02/17/doj-finds-anchorage-school-district-used-improper-restraint-seclusion-techniques-students/
• Alex Gimarc on ASD's treatment of disabled students and  that it's unacceptable and staff should go to jail
• Adam Holz from Plugged In reviews "Ant-Man and the Wasp"
• Dave Stieren from Gov Dunleavy's office on carbon credits and ESG
• Alaska State Trooper Captain Steve Arlow (Ret) discusses the CSI Forensic Science Camp / https://foast.org/csi-camp

HOUR 1

• Alaska State Fair Concert announcement / https://www.alaskastatefair.org/site/concerts/
• Michigan is led by Democrats and they want gun control / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/02/16/1157405747/mighigan-state-shooting-democrats-gun-control-whitmer-background-checks-red-flag
• Ohio train derailment angers public / (FOX News) Ohio derailment
  https://www.foxnews.com/video/6320535459112
• Nikki Haley on her presidential candidate / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6320541835112
• An Alaska school board member stood up against the vice president as he attempted to shut down a dad speaking out against sexually explicit materials in school libraries. / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/media/alaska-board-members-brawl-silencing-dad-exposing-book-kinks-porn-im-going-interrupt-you

HOUR 2

• Part of the roof of the Palmer Library collapsed Wednesday night. / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/02/16/palmer-library-suffers-roof-collapse/
• Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom on Wednesday appointed a longtime state employee and Republican Party supporter to lead the Alaska Division of Elections. Carol Beecher, who most recently led the state’s child support division, will administer Alaska’s elections. Her first day was Wednesday.
• Woodcarver Mike in Mat-Su on shoveling rooves so they don't cave in 
• Early returns from the Kenai Peninsula Borough’s special mayoral election show Peter Micciche ahead of the other four candidates on the ballot. / (ANS)
• An Alaska’s News Source investigation has found that the Anchorage nonprofit group Revive Alaska Community Services (RACS) has been claiming to be backed by corporate sponsors, though many of the alleged sponsors deny having any ties to it. / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/02/15/revive-alaska-claims-be-backed-by-sponsors-who-disavow-it/
• Officials with Mayor Dave Bronson’s administration said Wednesday that Anchorage’s Sullivan Arena may have to stay open as a homeless shelter through the summer — or that the city may again open Centennial Park Campground or another area as a 150-person sanctioned homeless encampment. / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2023/02/15/bronson-officials-considering-centennial-campground-sullivan-arena-as-options-for-anchorage-homeless-residents-this-summer/
• Dalton from Mat-Su on efforts for a new world order 
• Tom & Tom talk homeless policy