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Alaska News Nightly: Friday, Aug. 30, 2019

Rep. Laddie Shaw, R-Anchorage, speaks during a House floor session in Juneau on March 20, 2019. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)
Rep. Laddie Shaw, R-Anchorage, speaks during a House floor session in Juneau on March 20, 2019. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)

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Tonight on Alaska News Nightly:

Governor Dunleavy selects Representative Laddie Shaw to fill the late Chris Birch's Senate seat. Plus, the state asks the U.S Supreme Court to uphold the rights of a funeral home that fired a transgender employee.

Reports tonight from:

  • Liz Ruskin, Wesley Early and Elizabeth Harball in Anchorage
  • Dan Bross and Robyne in Fairbanks
  • Renee Gross in Homer
  • Jacob Resneck in Sitka
  • June Leffler in Wrangell.
Wesley Early covers Anchorage at Alaska Public Media. Reach him at wearly@alaskapublic.org or 907-550-8421.