Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, March 22, 2023

the Alaska State Capitol
The Alaska Capitol on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. (Nat Herz/Alaska Public Media)

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Wednesday on Alaska News Nightly:
Lawmakers consider denying themselves pay raises after a convoluted process recommended a significant bump in compensation. Months-long delays for Medicaid application approvals are causing some Alaskans to forego needed health care.

Reports tonight from:

Kavitha George in Anchorage

Izzy Ross in Dillingham

Sean McDermott and Corinne Smith in Homer

Raegan Miller in Ketchikan

Greg Knight in Nome

Angela Denning in Petersburg

Meredith Redick and Katherine Rose in Sitka

This Episode of Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Lori Townsend, with audio engineering from Chris Hyde and producing from Tim Rockey.

a portrait of a man outside

Tim Rockey is the producer of Alaska News Nightly and covers education for Alaska Public Media. Reach him at trockey@alaskapublic.org or 907-550-8487. Read more about Tim here.

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