Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, July 13, 2023

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University of Alaska Fairbanks Police Officer Jill Copeland and her partner, bomb-sniffing K-9 Yogi. (Dan Bross/KUAC)

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Thursday on Alaska News Nightly:

Alaskans leading diversity initiatives gauge the Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action. Plus, forecasts paint a dire picture of the spendable part of the Alaska Permanent Fund.

Reports tonight from:

Casey Grove, Rhonda McBride, Tim Rockey and Liz Ruskin in Anchorage

Dan Bross in Fairbanks

Shelby Herbert in Petersburg

Riley Board in Soldotna

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

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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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