HOUR 1
- A California appeals court said on Monday that Proposition 22, the ballot measure passed by state voters in 2020 that classified Uber and Lyft drivers as independent contractors rather than as employees, should remain state law / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/13/business/prop-22-upheld-california.html?
- Mexican pharmacies that cater to U.S. tourists are selling medications that appear safe but are frequently laced with deadly fentanyl and methamphetamine / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/03/14/1163146258/fentanyl-mexico-pharmacy-american-medical-tourism-overdose
- Ryan Graves is a former Navy pilot who has called on Congress to investigate unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), also known as UFOs, in the skies above the United States / (FOXNews) https://www.foxnews.com/media/ex-navy-pilot-ufos-flight-calls-investigations-aerial-phenomena-curious
- President Joe Biden and the leaders of Australia and the United Kingdom on Monday announced that Australia will purchase nuclear-powered attack submarines from the U.S. to modernize its fleet amid growing concern about China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific / (AP) https://apnews.com/article/biden-australia-united-kingdom-submarines-nuclear-cf330037f9e6befdec0f6c1658601462?
- President Biden is expected to announce an executive order on Tuesday that would expand background checks to more firearm sales by expanding the statutory definition of a firearms dealer, the White House said / (FOXNews) https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-sign-executive-order-require-background-checks-more-gun-sales
- Anchorage Assembly may buy Arctic Rec Center / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/03/14/assembly-consider-purchasing-arctic-rec-center-use-homeless-shelter/
- Tuesday is Equal Pay Day: March 14th represents how far into the year women have had to work to catch up to what their male colleagues earned the previous year. In other words, women have to work nearly 15 months to earn what men make in 12 months / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/03/14/1162776985/equal-pay-day-gender-pay-gap-discrimination
HOUR 2
- Anchorage Assembly candidate Spencer Moore / https://mooreforanchorage.com/
- Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson calls in
- Spencer Moore continues
- Matt Shuckerow on Willow announcement; Republican Leadership on Energy traditional and renewable; permitting reform; Federal Overreach on issues of hunting and fishing; Federal Trade Commission scrutiny
