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Tuesday on Alaska News Nightly:
Lawmakers nix Gov. Dunleavy’s budget request for funding lawsuits against the federal government. Plus, a challenge to the Mat-Su school district’s book removals lands in U.S. District Court. And, a Juneau swimmer qualifies to race at the Olympic team trials.
Reports tonight from:
Chris Klint, Ava White and Rachel Cassandra in Anchorage
Tim Ellis in Delta Junction
Dan Bross in Fairbanks
Hunter Morrison in Kenai
Eric Stone and Clarise Larson in Juneau
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.