Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, April 9, 2024

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Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, speaks to reporters on March 15, 2024. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media)

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Tuesday on Alaska News Nightly:

A new poll shows Alaskans favor education reform over a funding increase alone. Plus, efforts continue to retrieve the remains of Indigenous Alaskans sent to an Oregon psychiatric hospital and never returned home. And, Fairbanks prepares to demolish one of its tallest buildings.

Reports tonight from:

Wesley Early, Casey Grove, Chris Klint and Tim Rockey in Anchorage
Dan Bross in Fairbanks
Katie Anastas in Juneau
Desiree Hagen in Kotzebue

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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