Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, April 19, 2022

A man in a suit and tie at a lectern
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan addresses a joint session at the Alaska Legislature on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 in Juneau, Alaska. (Screen capture from Gavel Alaska)

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Tuesday on Alaska News Nightly:

Sen. Dan Sullivan promotes the King Cove road and Arctic drilling in his address to the legislature. Also, Native leaders call for land acknowledgements at Fairbanks city council meetings. And how school counselors are supporting students’ mental health.

Reports tonight from:

Liz Ruskin in Washington, D.C.
Wesley Early and Anne Hillman in Anchorage
Sabine Poux in Kenai
Dan Bross in Fairbanks
and Greg Kim in Bethel

Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove, with producing and audio engineering from Toben Shelby and Katie Anastas.

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