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Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, February 12, 2026

Congressman Nick Begich in his Washington, D.C. office, a few hours after the House passed the budget reconciliation bill
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Congressman Nick Begich in his Washington, D.C. office, a few hours after the House passed the budget reconciliation bill.

Thursday on Alaska News Nightly

U.S. Rep. Nick Begich votes for legislation that would tighten voter ID laws, and a father is suing the Alaska Department of Corrections for allegedly failing to protect his son from murder.

Plus, Anchorage's Chinese community kicks off Lunar New Year celebrations.

Reports tonight from:

Liz Ruskin in Washington D.C.
Rachel Cassandra in Seward
Alena Naiden and Ava White in Anchorage
and Nat Herz in Italy.

This episode of Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove with audio engineering from Crystal Hyde and production by Kirsten Dobroth.

Kirsten Dobroth is the managing editor of the Alaska Desk. Reach her at kdobroth@alaskapublic.org.
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