HOUR 1
- Tom S relays his story about a flight to Fairbanks and the euphoria absent the mask mandate
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it had concluded that “an order requiring masking in the indoor transportation corridor remains necessary for the public health" / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/20/us/politics/cdc-transportation-mask-mandate.html?
- Netflix takes another huge loss in stock price / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2022/04/20/netflix-stock-collapses?
- Tom and Tom talk about stocks
- Apple workers in Atlanta attempting to unionize and secure a $30 minimum wage / (The Verge) https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/20/23034175/apple-store-workers-atlanta-union-retail-amazon-google
- School districts finding it difficult to hire special education teachers and the state of Hawaii may have a fix / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2022/04/21/1092343446/special-education-teachers-hawaii
- Tom and Tom discuss State Trooper and teacher salaries and are they reasonable
HOUR 2
- Alaska House passes bill to remove some marijuana possession records from the Internet / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2022/04/21/alaska-house-passes-bill-420-remove-some-marijuana-possession-records-internet/
- Alaska Senate passes legislation to raise the vaping and tobacco smoking age / https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2022/04/21/alaska-senate-passes-bill-raise-smoking-vaping-age-19-21/
- Tom and Tom talk age requirement policy
- CNN Streaming is shutting down / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/21/business/cnn-plus-shutting-down.html?
- Dalton on the age to drink and smoke (says he thinks 18 is reasonable)
- Woodcarver Mike on the age to drink and smoke (he's mixed on the subject and see both arguments)
- BP building in midtown Anchorage sits mostly empty / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/business-economy/2022/04/20/once-a-symbol-of-growth-and-prosperity-the-future-of-the-former-bp-building-in-anchorage-remains-in-limbo/