Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, April 23, 2026
A new program prioritizes preventative healthcare for Alaskans to cut costs.
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David Hart: An Alaska Mountaineer | Outdoor Explorer
Hart has climbed more than 1500 peaks around the globe, including at least 550 in Alaska, reaching...
Alaska Lt. Gov. faces lawsuit for sharing confidential voter data with Trump DOJ
Civil rights groups, in a lawsuit in state court, say an agreement allowing the Justice Department to access confidential voter data and flag ineligible voters violates the Alaska Constitution.
Senators’ version of state budget includes $1,000 dividend and $150 energy relief
The Senate Finance Committee’s version is $450 million smaller than the version that passed the House, in part because of a more conservative assumption about oil prices.
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‘Self-aware’ robots can learn complex tasks by watching humans. Is that a good thing?
Scientists say they’ve made a key breakthrough that would allow robots to figure out complex...
After 2 failed votes, Mike Johnson unveils new plan to extend key U.S. spy powers
With an April 30 deadline fast approaching, Johnson unveiled his latest proposal to extend the...
Why Trump wants to spend $1 billion on Great Salt Lake
Utah’s Great Salt Lake has been labeled an “environmental nuclear bomb” and it...
Morning news brief
Ongoing U.S. blockade of Strait of Hormuz strands thousands of seafarers, Trump administration eases rules on medical marijuana, Wildfires fueled by drought continue to spread in parts of Georgia.
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