Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, May 3, 2023

A display at the Ketchikan Public Library celebrating Pride Month in June 2022.
A display at the Ketchikan Public Library celebrating Pride Month in June 2022. (Eric Stone/KRBD)

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Wednesday on Alaska News Nightly:

Lawmakers in Juneau are considering a special legislative session to settle on a fiscal plan for the state. Plus, Alaskans spoke in favor of ranked-choice voting during a hearing on a bill to repeal the measure.

Reports tonight from:

Lex Treinen in Anchorage

Sunni Bean in Bethel

Dan Bross in Fairbanks

Yvonne Krumrey in Juneau

Angela Denning in Petersburg

Eric Stone in Ketchikan

Liz Ruskin in Washington, D.C.

This episode of Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove, with audio engineering from Chris Hyde and producing from Tim Rockey.

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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