HOUR 1
- High heat and travel delays expected through the 4th of July holidays / (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/world/us/sweltering-heat-wave-bakes-us-south-2023-06-27/ and mass flight cancellations (MB) https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2023/06/28/mass-flight-cancellations-put-a-damper-on-the-4th?
- How exactly does the Wagner Group operate? (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/06/28/1184935970/not-your-typical-army-how-the-wagner-group-operates
- Alaska Commercial Co. plans to add the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Benefits — or SNAP — debit cards as a payment option for rural Alaskans / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/rural-alaska/2023/06/29/alaska-commercial-to-launch-online-grocery-ordering-and-delivery-for-rural-food-stamp-recipients/
- Mario Bird, Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson's new chief of staff, joins Tom to discuss the Municipality's evolving administration
HOUR 2
- Is U.S. gun violence an epidemic? (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2023/06/29/1184731316/gun-violence-epidemic-suicide-mass-shooting-public-health-emergency-chicago
- 20,200 dead by gun in the U.S. / https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/
- Tom and Charles talk about gun statistics
- Dalton in Mat-Su on gun violence
- State Representative Kevin McCabe on Alaska's great resource development record in terms on environmental safety
- Court hears arguments to unseal Hilcorp files / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/06/29/court-hears-arguments-unseal-hilcorp-files-regarding-bp-assets/
- The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor and forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2023/06/29/supreme-court-rules-that-colleges-must-stop-considering-the-race-of-applicants-for-admission/
