Jennifer Pemberton

In this newscast:

• Gov. Mike Dunleavy calls for a state lottery and a new dividend-land exchange program during his 2020 State of the State address
• The VPSO working group presented their findings to the Alaska House Public Safety Finance Subcommittee
• The mayors of Pelican and Tenakee Springs shocked and dismayed by lack of service in the proposed summer ferry schedule

 

In this newscast:

• The Legislature failed to override the governor’s school bond/construction and ferry vetoes.
• What do state public health officials watch for now that the new coronavirus has hit Washington state?
• The Legislature has found a replacement for longtime finance director, David Teal, who retired last month.
• The latest update to the Alaska Mental Health Trust’s report estimates substance abuse costs the state $3.5 billion

In this newscast:

• The state has dropped plans to move Alaskan inmates to out-of-state prisons
• Water pressure at Juneau’s Thunder Mountain mobile home park dropped to a trickle earlier this month and some residents say they’re frustrated with how the situation was handled
• Limited ferry service for Southeast Alaska communities this summer; some will be completely cut off

In this newscast:

• Senate majority strips three Republicans of their leadership positions on the first day of the legislative session
• Lawmakers got sobering news about the budget
• House lawmakers held a hearing on the first day of the session to galvanize support for the ferry system
• Inclement weather kept census workers out of Toksook Bay until afternoon on the first day of the U.S. Census

The U.S. Senate is holding a trial on the impeachment of President Donald Trump, who is accused by the U.S. House of Representatives of abusing his power and obstructing Congress. At the conclusion of the trial, senators are expected to vote on whether Trump should be removed from office.

You can listen to NPR’s live coverage of the impeachment trial from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. local time on 104.3 FM or at ktoo.org/listen/ktoo.

You can watch PBS’s coverage of the impeachment trial on 360 North at 8 p.m. local time after the conclusion of Gavel Alaska coverage.

In this newscast:

• Juneau’s state lawmakers met with city staff and Assembly members to talk about the start of the legislative session.
• Sometimes the state of Alaska sues…itself; the story of a strange case the state Supreme Court decided in the fall.
• The RCA agreed to hold a six-hour public hearing on the Hilcorp-BP deal, denying a request by the companies to skip one.
• Prosecutors in Nevada have dismissed all charges against a former Alaska political consultant who was accused of assaulting his former fiancee.