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Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, May 19, 2020

A white man with glasses and a mask sits at a desk
House Minority Leader Lance Pruitt, R-Anchorage, on Monday, May 18, 2020, in Juneau, Alaska. Lawmakers gaveled in for the last few days of their regular session to pass a COVID-19 aid bill. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/KTOO)

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Tuesday on Alaska News Nightly:

Alaska's lawmakers pass bills to spend federal coronavirus funds. And, North Slope oil production creeps back up. Plus: Who was Joe Spenard?

Reports tonight from:

  • Andrew Kitchenman in Juneau
  • Tegan Hanlon, Liz Ruskin and Nat Herz in Anchorage
  • Eric Stone in Ketchikan
  • Davis Hovey in Nome