HOUR 1
- Tom Steigleman is back from Oklahoma and details his drive through Canada
- Finland and Sweden formally join NATO with unanimous approval / (NYT) https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/29/world/europe/nato-sweden-finland.html
- CRISPR is helping cure diseases through genetic modifications and also enhancing vitamins in vegetables among other scientific advances / (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/10-years-of-crispr-how-it-s-being-used-today?
- Tom S talked about his drive through the Dakotas and Canada and the worry about vaccine-related rules (he's unvaccinated) and the requirement that within a 3-day COVID test of negative
- Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years / (BBC) https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61970358?
- National elections Primary update / (NYP) https://nypost.com/2022/06/28/darren-bailey-wins-gop-primary-for-illinois-governor/ & (Oklahoman) https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2022/06/28/oklahoma-governor-election-primary-results-republican-kevin-stitt-democrat-joy-hofmeister/7697828001/ & (Bloomberg Government) https://about.bgov.com/news/three-more-congressional-incumbents-lost-primaries-on-tuesday/
- Job cuts are rolling in - here's who's feeling the pain / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2022/06/29/1108109505/job-cuts-layoffs-economy-recession
HOUR 2
- Gov. Mike Dunleavy has signed the budget for the fiscal year that starts on Friday, announcing over $400 million in vetoes to a spending plan that is partly predicated on the continuation of high oil prices / (ANS) Gov. Mike Dunleavy has signed the budget for the fiscal year that starts on Friday, announcing over $400 million in vetoes to a spending plan that is partly predicated on the continuation of high oil prices
- Todd Smoldon from Governor Mike Dunleavy's office on this year's budget and the positives (one of the largest PFDs in history; lots of money back into CBR for savings; paid off oil tax credits which signals to investors we pay our debts; Operating budget is lower beyond education and public safety)
- Former State Senator and Mayor Dennis Egan passes at age 75 / (ADN) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2022/06/28/former-juneau-mayor-state-sen-dennis-egan-dies-75/
- Alarming rural ballot rejection rate concerns AK Native current hoping for a curing process / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2022/06/28/alarming-rural-alaska-ballot-rejection-rate-sparks-expectation-legal-challenges/
- Tom & Tom talk about election processes and voter turnout problems
- Tom S announced 1020 AM will go off the air because of tower maintenance
- Mike Robbins with a Ukrainian update (helping bring over 200 displaced Ukrainians to Alaska during the Russian invasion) and an update on Anchorage Community Development Authority which he manages
