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Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks at a news conference at his Anchorage office on Friday, Sept. 27, 2019, where he announced that he'd selected Anchorage GOP Rep. Josh Revak to fill the state Senate seat opened by the death of Chris Birch earlier this year. Dunleavy said he was not ready to call the Legislature into a special session to address a supplemental Permanent Fund dividend payment that he's pushed for. (Photo by Nat Herz / Alaska Public Media)
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks at a news conference at his Anchorage office on Friday, Sept. 27, 2019, where he announced that he'd selected Anchorage GOP Rep. Josh Revak to fill the state Senate seat opened by the death of Chris Birch earlier this year. Dunleavy said he was not ready to call the Legislature into a special session to address a supplemental Permanent Fund dividend payment that he's pushed for. (Photo by Nat Herz / Alaska Public Media)

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Tuesday on Alaska News Nightly:

Gov. Mike Duleavy is preparing to release his budget for next year, but how much does that proposal matter? Plus: Brick-and-mortar business owners in Sitka remain hopeful despite Alaska's economic downturn and competition from online retailers. 

Reports tonight from:

  • Nat Herz in Anchorage
  • Liz Ruskin in Washington, D.C.
  • Andrew Kitchenman and Rashah McChesney in Juneau
  • Dan Bross in Fairbanks
  • Ari Snider and Robert Woolsey in Sitka