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Thursday on Alaska News Nightly:
State officials say it could take months to clear a backlog of food stamps applications. Plus, concerns over the high number of Alaska Natives who have died in Department of Corrections custody this year.
Reports tonight from:
Claire Stremple and Katie Anastas in Juneau-KTOO,
Rhonda McBride-KNBA and Chris Klint-AKPM in Anchorage,
and Liz Ruskin-AKPM in Washington D.C.
Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Wesley Early, with producing and audio engineering from Lori Townsend and Chris Hyde.
Lori Townsend is the chief editor, senior vice president of journalism and senior host for Alaska Public Media. You can send her news tips and program ideas for Talk of Alaska and Alaska Insight at ltownsend@alaskapublic.org or call 907-550-8452. Read more about Lori here.
