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What to expect from the 2024 legislature | Alaska Insight

Two reporters sit at a desk with a third reporter on a zoom monitor.
Lori Townsend talks with Iris Samuels and Eric Stone about the 2024 legislative session on the set of Alaska Insight. (Matt Faubion / Alaska Public Media)

Lawmakers are gathered in Juneau for the second session of the 33rd legislature. Education funding, energy costs, the size of the PFD, and a long-term fiscal plan for the state are among the issues lawmakers are seeking to address, but how will those debates play out?

On this episode of Alaska Insight, host Lori Townsend is joined by Alaska Public Media's Legislative Reporter Eric Stone, and Anchorage Daily News Politics Reporter Iris Samuels to discuss what to expect from this year's session.

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Valerie Lake worked at Alaska Public Media from 2017 to 2025. She was the managing producer for Indie Alaska, director for Alaska Insight, and led the video production team. Valerie Lake has previously gone by the names, Valerie Lloyd and Valerie Kern.
Madilyn Rose is the program producer at Alaska Public Media. Reach her at mrose@alaskapublic.org.