HOUR 1
- Last day to vote in the Anchorage Election / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2023/04/03/turnout-low-ahead-of-high-stakes-anchorage-municipal-election-on-tuesday/
- President Trump to be arraigned today in NYC / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/04/03/trump-heads-to-the-courthouse?
- Constitutional law professor Jonathan Turley joins 'America's Newsroom' ahead of the unsealing of the indictment of former President Donald Trump / (FOXNews) https://video.foxnews.com/v/6323947479112
- NATO welcomes Finland / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/04/04/world/russia-ukraine-war?
- Gary in East Anchorage is considering changing his party affiliation from Republican to non-partisan
- Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson reminding people to vote today (last day to)
- Nasa reveals 4 astronauts tapped for moon mission. The Artemis II team will be made up of three Americans — Victor Glover, Christina Hammock Koch and Reid Wiseman — and one Canadian, Jeremy Hansen / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/04/03/nasa-names-crew-mission-moon? and (ABC) https://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/nasa-reveals-4-astronauts-tapped-moon-mission-98334752
HOUR 2
- A state superior court judge has dismissed all sexual abuse charges against the state’s former acting Attorney General Ed Sniffen / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/04/04/judge-dismisses-sexual-abuse-charges-against-former-acting-alaska-attorney-general/
- Mark from East Anchorage reminds people to vote today
- The Anchorage School Board voted late Monday night to dissolve the Family Partnership Charter School and its Academic Policy Committee.
The board decided to eliminate the charter with a 6-1 vote; Dave Donley was the sole board member who voted against the dissolution. Donley is running for re-election for his seat on the board / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/04/04/anchorage-school-board-votes-6-1-eliminate-family-partnership-homeschool-charter/ - The Alaska House amended the budget on Monday to include a one-time $175 million boost to public schools / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/politics/alaska-legislature/2023/04/03/alaska-house-adds-175-million-one-time-school-funding-boost-to-the-budget/
- Erick Cordero from Alaska Policy Forum re: APF's internship program
- With ballots due Tuesday in Anchorage’s municipal elections, conservative candidates for the Assembly outperformed their rivals in fundraising in most of the races across the city / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2023/04/03/conservatives-close-fundraising-gap-in-assembly-races-with-help-of-big-donors-and-independent-expenditure-group/
- Tom & Tom talk sports and stadium food