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. 1spot 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
