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Local corporation sues City of Utqiagvik to halt name-change; Alaska leaders seek to avoid fight over oil taxes; State helps ease multi-million dollar Bluecrest loan; Anchorage Police Department adds officers; Police investigate gun threat at Chugiak High School; Obama administration announces BLM overhaul; State picks Data Recognition Corporation for new student assessments; Alaska prepares public housing smoking ban; Moose Creek residents advised on ground water contaminants; Alaska officials look to increase recognition of hate crimes; Author discusses book on World War II importance of Kuril Islands Listen Now

Palin for VA? She seems eager; ACLU sues state on abortion regs; Murkowski deals with legislation involving guns and marijuana; Fairbanks looks to transform school day; Alaska fire crews battling blazes in Southeast U.S.; Ask a Climatologist: Bitter cold makes a comeback in Alaska; Police still searching for missing Palmer teen; Modern ‘warriors’ protect language, water, subsistence, families; Alaskan seeks to document bringing DeLorean "Back to Alaska" Listen Now

Interior Dept. gives Ahtna region more say in moose, caribou hunt; Deadline nears for Murkowski energy bill; Former Attorney General Richards joins Bering Straits Native Corp; Armstrong Oil and Gas has high hopes for another North Slope find this winter; Sockeye fire trial postponed again; North Slope caribou hunters face new restrictions; Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center welcomes two new wolves; Earthquake swarm in Port Heiden continues; Invasive strep outbreak claims lives of 4 Alaskans; Southcentral’s only meat packing plant up for grabs; Anchorage NAACP elects new president; Grand jury indicts man in Anchorage auto shop shooting death; What’s school like in Tenakee Springs without a school? Listen Now

State's new top general back in Alaska for the third time; One Alaskan’s quest to transform how we clean up oil spills; Sockeye fire trial starts tomorrow; Jilkaat Kwaan Cultural Heritage Center opens in Klukwan; Satellite tags offer rare glimpse into harbor seal life; Officials ban trailers for carrying dogs in Iditarod; UAA men claim seventh place in Great Alaska Shootout; Kenaitze Tribe promotes traditional values through Moose Camp Listen Now

In a moderated discussion with Israel’s First Bedouin Diplomat, Ishmael Khaldi, we will explore the topic of Israel’s counter-terrorism strategies. LISTEN NOW

Here’s the Sunday, November 27, 2016 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments or music requests for host Dave Luera, send email to algonuevo@alaskapublic.org or post your comment at the bottom of this post.

Last year the legislature passed a far-reaching omnibus criminal justice reform bill – SB 91. It was based on recommendations from the Criminal Justice Reform Commission and developed to both save money and reduce recidivism. It’s based on data from similar initiatives around the country. Opponents says it’s soft on crime and lets people off too easily. But political arguments aside – what does this 128-page tomb actually do? What’s already happening and what’s yet to come? That’s the topic on Talk of Alaska. Listen now

All absentee ballots counted and accounted for; Rural lawmakers wield power without recent precedent; DOC seeks input on re-purposing Palmer Correctional Center; High winds forecast for Aleutians, Alaska Peninsula; Sitkans aim to raise funds, traditional foods for Standing Rock protesters; Trump, Congress and Southeast timber, what are the possibilities?; Ski champ Randall back on women's US Cross Country Ski Team; UAA women take fourth place in Great Alaska Shootout; AK: Native fashion designs dazzle catwalks; 49 Voices: Ma'o Tosi of Anchorage Listen Now

November is Native American Heritage Month. To celebrate, we’re taking you down the catwalk and into the heart of contemporary Native fashion. From seal skin corsets to gowns fringed like Eagle feathers, today’s designers are finding new silhouettes for traditional art. And their customers love it. Listen Now

This week we're hearing from Ma'o Tosi in Anchorage. Tosi is a property manager at the Northway Mall and a community advocate. Listen Now

KSKA: Thursday, Dec. 01, at 2:00 p.m. Alaska produces some of the world’s best shooters, and two of them join us on the next show. These are athletes with shotguns who can perform incredible feats of concentration, blasting clay targets out of the sky with consistency that no one else on Earth can match. Like other elite athletes, these shooters have something special, in their case a level of concentration and calm that is hard to imagine. LISTEN NOW

KSKA Tuesday, November 29 2016, at 2:00 p.m. Seven storytellers share personal stories of fiscal Alaska in the style of Arctic Entries. LISTEN NOW

Monday, November 28, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m. The new frontiers in parenting, are cell phones, the internet, and social media. Navigating this challenge is complex and often frustrating for parents. We will look at the impact that the smartphone, and internet explosion, has had on our children and families and the challenges they present to us as parents. LISTEN NOW

Rep. Seaton joins bipartisan House caucus; Doyon continues search for Nenana Basin oil and gas; Latest effort to revise Kenai invocation policy stalls; Wood energy grants again offered in Alaska; Alaska Native corporation heads dam removal project; Small explosion delays Healy 2 startup; Northern moose migration corresponds with early snow-melt and increased vegetation; Service dog nonprofit helps veterans; Ask a Climatologist: Dreaming of a white Thanksgiving? Dream on, Anchorage. Listen Now

New head of Federal Subsistence Board says local voices are essential; Anchorage teacher surprised with national award; 4 percent: Anchorage may get a sales tax; Ferry study recommends changes; North Slope schools expand curricula to ‘reflect ideologies of the Inupiat’; AWARE program expands to combat sexual assault at UAS; Two Athabascan men join Standing Rock protest; Group sues over lack of info in Alaska Railroad LNG project; Alaska DOT sees higher car crash fatalities Listen Now

New legislative leaders prepare to start work ahead of challenging session; Update: Blood Bank denies it put public at risk to boost finances; Community gathers for Transgender Day of Remembrance; Front of new Alaska ferry completed; Great Alaska Shootout enters 39th year, but a 40th isn't guaranteed; Mat-Su Salmon Symposium brings salmon advocates together; Oil advocates optimistic and hopeful of Trump presidency; HEA members question whether subsidiary will be deregulated; Juneau animal control officials seek mandatory microchips for dangerous pets Listen Now

Here’s the Sunday, November 20th, 2016 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments or music requests for host Dave, send email to algonuevo@alaskapublic.org or post your comment at the bottom of this post.

Breaking: Offshore lease plan excludes Arctic; Breaking: Offshore lease plan excludes Arctic (2way); Bartlett Regional Hospital now recognizes broader gender identities; Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority officially changes leadership; Blood Bank denies it put public at risk to boost finances; New faces in Alaska House of Reps could tackle familiar gas and oil issues; AK: Sitka's Wild Foods Potluck; 49 Voices: Darlena Fritzler of Wasilla Listen Now