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This week we hear about harmful algal blooms around Kodiak, the City Council picked its next clerk, halibut populations are at some of the lowest levels in a century, the Alaska Legislature is winding down its 2025 session, Ouzinkie is declared tsunami ready, and Kodiak Middle School's Kaci Martin, Jasper Ignacio, Neal Skonberg, Ryker Christiansen, and Cole Martin give us a preview of CrabFest. That story is featured in KMXT's Weekly Wrap thanks to a collaboration between KMS' journalism class and KMXT News staff.

In this newscast: The Alaska Legislature passed a bill Friday that would boost per-student education funding by $1,000. Gov. Mike Dunleavy said he plans to veto it; Juneau residents who haven't filed have some extra time; A new Juneau advocacy group called the the Affordable Juneau Coalition filed three ballot petitions with the city last week, to lower the property tax rate, to remove sales tax on food and utilities, and to make in-person voting the default again; The Norwegian Bliss and its more than 4,0000 passengers arrived in Juneau yesterday to kick of the 2025 cruise ship season; Tensions over a levee that's taking shape in backyards along Juneau's Mendenhall River have come to a head as one homeowner filed a suit against the city, seeking to exempt his property or be paid for it; A Ketchikan woman now officially holds the Guinness World Record for "largest female mouth gape"

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Sen. Lisa Murkowski is urging Alaskans to speak out against changes the Trump administration is bringing to their lives and the government they've relied on. The Alaska Legislature passed a bill Friday that would boost per-student education funding by $1,000. And federal investigators have issued a final report on the crash of a commercial cargo plane near Fairbanks last year.Photo: The Alaska State Capitol in Juneau, pictured May 6, 2024. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:If countries want to keep the Trump administration from imposing tariffs on their exports to the United States, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggests they invest in Alaska's Liquified Natural Gas project. The Alaska Legislature's quest to pass a viable state budget for this year isn't getting any easier. And two Alaska State Troopers facing assault charges over alleged conduct during their arrest of the wrong man in Kenai last year won't go to trial until next February.Photo: The facade of the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau on May 22, 2024. ( Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media)

Thousands on the Kenai Peninsula lost power Sunday after a power plant in Anchorage went offline; the Kenai Peninsula School District has been offering Mass Band, an opportunity for schools to come together for a workshop and performance since the early 1980's. This evening the event is being held at Homer High School; and Soldotna Republican Reps. Bill Elam and Justin Ruffridge have introduced their first bills of the 34th Alaska Legislature.

In this newscast: The state House passed a bill last week that would help protect foster kids from unnecessary stays in acute psychiatric care facilities. If it becomes law, a court hearing will be required within seven days of entering a facility to determine if the placement is necessary, instead of 30 days currently. Kids in foster care worked on the legislation and say it's long overdue; The pilot recently rescued from a small plane in an icy Kenai Peninsula lake may face disciplinary consequences and be responsible for cleaning up the wreck; The Alaska Legislature passed a bill last week designating March as Women's History Month in state law.

On this today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:A University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher says electric vehicles could benefit rural communities that are off the road system. A rockslide near Ketchikan has blocked the island's main road. And Sen. Dan Sullivan enthusiastically embraced President Trump and many of his policies during his annual address to the Alaska Legislature.Photo: Thursday's Wolfe Point landslide near Ketchikan seen from above. (Jason Baldwin/KPU)

On this today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Sen. Lisa Murkowski says President Trump is testing the limits of his power. The Nanook Diversity and Action Center closing and having its website taken down. And the BLM released a draft feasibility study for public comment last week that evaluates whether the proposed Alaska Long Trail would be a suitable National Scenic Trail.Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, smiles on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, as she exits the Alaska House of Representatives following her annual address to the Alaska Legislature. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

Astronaut Nichole Ayers, who previously served in the 90th fighter squadron at Elmendorf Air Force base, is now aboard the International Space Station. Plus U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, called the recent firings of Alaska federal employees by the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiencies “unlawful” during a nearly hour-long speech addressing to the Alaska Legislature on Tuesday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this newscast: Roughly three-quarters of the staff at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center have been laid off, according to former employees with knowledge of the situation; Bartlett Regional Hospital's board voted to incrementally pay back $2 million to the City and Borough of Juneau over the next three years; Congressman Nick Begich III told the Alaska Legislature the state has become too dependent on federal spending; A panel of civil rights and immigration advocates addressed how immigration policy changes from the Trump administration may affect Alaskans; The Southeast island community of Petersburg called a town hall meeting last week to discuss the future of tourism, as they consider a potential partnership with a small cruise ship company

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Congressman Nick Begich III told the Alaska Legislature yesterday the state has become too dependent on federal spending. Sen. Lisa Murkowski voted against confirming Kash Patel as President Trump's FBI director. Plus: are chicken coops the new gold mines?Photo: A fried egg. (Matthew Murdoch)

In this newscast: The Alaska House of Representatives offered a rebuke to President Donald Trump's move to rename North America's highest peak as Mount McKinley; The Alaska Legislature is getting to work on a bill that would boost state funding for public schools by more than $460 million; One of the more than 200 executive orders President Donald Trump signed in the first days of his new term was aimed at accessing more natural resources in Alaska, and seeks to roll back protections on millions of acres in the Tongass National Forest; The City of Delta Junction's privately-owned ambulance service announced it would dissolve, possibly leaving residents to provide their own emergency transportation to Fairbanks, almost a hundred miles away 

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: he Alaska Legislature is getting to work on a bill that would boost state funding for public schools by more than $460 million. At least three districts across the state are considering closing at least one school. And the icebreaker Aiviq is the Coast Guard's newest vessel, despite a history of design problems and failure. Photo: The Aiviq (blue hull) escorts the tugs Corbin Foss, Ocean Wave and Lauren Foss as they tow the conical drilling unit Kulluk from Kiliuda Bay near Kodiak Island, Alaska, Feb. 26, 2013. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis)

In this newscast: The City and Borough of Juneau is warning of a potential measles exposure at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport that could impact Southeast Alaska residents; Juneau residents will have a chance to learn more about Huna Totem Corporation's proposal to build a fifth cruise ship dock in downtown Juneau at two joint meetings at City Hall this week; State lawmakers convened in Juneau this afternoon to kick off the first session of the 34th Alaska Legislature; Tongass Voices: Rich Mattson on uncovering stories from the pages of Juneau's history

On today's Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: State lawmakers convened in Juneau yesterday to kick off the first session of the 34th Alaska Legislature. President Trump is in favor of a gas pipeline in Alaska, but state lawmakers remain skeptical. And a mini-protest in Soldotna. The proposed route for an Alaska natural gas pipeline.

The 34th Alaska Legislature doesn't convene until Jan. 21. But some state lawmakers are already getting to work. Next month will be the last time a Maersk-branded vessel stops in Alaska.

Oil prices are down, and that means there's less money for lawmakers to spend during the upcoming 34th Alaska Legislature.

The state corporation spearheading an effort to build a $44 billion natural gas pipeline between the North Slope and Nikiski says it's finalizing an agreement with a private company to lead the project. Alaska State Troopers arrested a former candidate for the Homer City Council last Saturday for several charges including arson. The 34th Alaska Legislature starts this month.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Loons in Alaska are facing a number of human-caused threats. The Alaska Legislature has announced its committee chairs. And another flurry of shootings in Anchorage. Photo: Loons are striking, and have an unforgettable call often heard at dusk on local lakes when they are here. Adeline Baxter, KTOO

In this newscast: Alaska is well into the start of respiratory disease season. And with it, Alaskans are getting coughs, colds, COVID-19 and cases of flu.  And physicians are seeing a few things that make this year stand out; The Hecla Greens Creek mine near Juneau plans to break ground on an expansion sometime next year. That's because on Thursday the U.S. Forest officially permitted its project on Admiralty Island. The move will extend mine operations for up to 18 years, but it will be subjected to some new environmental mitigation and oversight along the way; Unofficial results from the Division of Elections showed one Southeast Alaska precinct seemed to overwhelmingly choose a peculiar candidate for the U.S. House earlier this week — a man currently imprisoned in New York. But, those results confused voters who said that didn't line up with how they voted. And it turns out — they were right. The Division of Elections has since updated its error; There are still tens of thousands of votes across the state left to be counted, and some key races remain undetermined. But in the Alaska Legislature members of bipartisan coalitions in the House and Senate are wasting no time in announcing their leadership and organizing their caucuses. 

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Members of Alaska Legislature's bipartisan coalitions are announcing their leadership and organizing their caucuses. The Alaska Volcano Observatory raised its color code for Spurr to yellow, or "advisory" status. And the Hecla Greens Creek mine near Juneau plans to break ground on an expansion sometime next year. Photo: Crater Peak Spurr Volcano. Photographer: Mayo, Wyatt

In this newscast: President Joe Biden issued an apology last week for the nation's history of federally-funded boarding schools for Native Americans. Here's how Alaskans are reacting; Education is playing a big role in campaigns for the Alaska Legislature this fall; 46,000 Alaskans have already cast their ballots for the 2024 election. 

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: President Biden has apologized for federal Native American boarding schools. And education funding is a major issue in races for seats in the Alaska Legislature. Photo: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at Gila Crossing Community School in Gila River Indian Community, Arizona, U.S., October 25, 2024. Elizabeth Frantz/REUTERS

In this newscast: The National Weather Service Office in Juneau said water levels in Suicide Basin dropped this morning. That could mean this year's second glacial outburst flood is on the way. But based on current water levels in the basin, the potential flood would be far less damaging than this past summer's flood; Next Tuesday, the City and Borough of Juneau will open its cold weather emergency warming shelter for the winter. It's the shelter's second year in a warehouse in Thane operated by St. Vincent de Paul; Moderate candidates have a large fundraising advantage in state House and Senate races key to control of the Alaska Legislature, according to a new round of campaign finance data reported a month ahead of Election Day. 

“The notion of getting rid of a closed primary system in Alaska appealed to me instantly,” says former Alaska House Speaker Bryce Edgmon who has represented Bristol Bay and parts of the Aleutian Islands for nearly two decades. “It overrode right there almost on the spot any trepidation I might have about having to rank candidates or anything else that would eventually become part of the ballot measure that narrowly passed in Alaska.” Rep. Edgmon is referring to Alaska's first-in-nation passage of a final or top four voting system with a unified open primary plus ranked choice general election. In this episode we examine the dynamics of the first state legislature in the country to have been elected by this system in 2022, even as a ballot measure to repeal the system has been put before Alaska voters in 2024. We also discuss the dynamics of the Alaska legislature with Anchorage Daily News Reporter, Iris Samuels, and University of Alaska Southeast Political Science Professor, Dr. Glenn Wright.   “Alaska is fairly unique in that even before this election reform, we've had bipartisan and tri-partisan coalitions in the House and Senate,” says Samuels, who covers the Juneau State House. “But it has reinforced that phenomenon and made it possible for elected officials to envision doing that and not experience repercussions from within their party and from voters.”  “If you talk to incumbent politicians,” explains Dr. Wright, “ they will tell you that they're less concerned about the primary challenge now– that before the reform that was in the back of their mind. And they were thinking not about what do voters in my district want but what do party primary voters in my district want.” AFL-CIO President Joelle Hall has also observed what might be a similar deepening of Alaska's cross-partisan tendencies in the two years since passage of the top four reform.  “One of the ways that we are really different is that we have always come to a bipartisan coalition at the end of every decade,” observes Hall, a legislative lobbyist for nearly three decades. “Redistricting happens. Then slowly the two parties claw back to roughly even. So it's accelerated what is already a normal path in Alaska where we gravitate towards these coalitions. But our final guest on this first of two Alaska episodes, Rep. Alyse Galvin of Anchorage, cautions that these post reform dynamics have not yet translated into legislative action. That's partially because senior house leadership has blocked several bipartisan legislative efforts, while others were vetoed at the executive level.  “if we don't allow this to play out a bit more, I'd say one more cycle, maybe two,” says Galvin, previously a two time candidate for the US House, ”then we're really missing a big chance to get things done that will give Alaskans hope.” Tune in for five different perspectives on the first legislature in the country elected by final or top four voting as citizens in four other US states (NV, ID, CO & MT) consider passing the Alaskan model for less divisive elections toward more collaborative governance.  The Purple Principle is a Fluent Knowledge production. Original music by Ryan Adair Rooney.

Today I get to chat with both of my own current representatives in the Alaska Legislature. We start in hour one with House Rep Kevin McCabe who's running for reelection. We'll discuss his vision of the future. Then in hour two we'll catch up with Senator Mike Shower and chat about all the latest happenings from the last couple weeks and get his hot take on it all for the "Shower Hour of Power".

Counterfeit money has shown up in Seward. We have a clearer picture of this year's races for the Alaska Legislature after Saturday's deadline to file for the August primary. Sunday was National Cancer Survivors Day. In observance of the commemoration, Central Peninsula Hospital held an event at Soldotna Creek Park honoring cancer survivors and people undergoing cancer treatment.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: We have a clearer picture of this year's races for the Alaska Legislature after Saturday's filing deadline. Eight young Alaskans are suing the state to block the Alaska natural gas pipeline project. And a last-minute candidate joined the race for the House District 5, which covers Kodiak, Seward and Cordova. Photo: Alaska's natural gas pipeline would largely follow the route of the existing trans-Alaska oil pipeline, pictured here, from the North Slope. (David Houseknecht/USGS)

Good morning, several developing stories as we start the week. A 22-year-old shot and injured by police on Saturday will be arraigned this afternoon on first- and second-degree murder charges. An armed Kaleb Bourdukofsky was shot in a downtown Anchorage parking lot near where police believe he shot and killed a man. Plus, why an Anchorage family is applauding a bill passed by the Alaska Legislature that deals with the treatment of ALS patients. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A cyclist from Homer came out on top at the U.S Professional Road Race Championship last Sunday. The 33rd Alaska Legislature wrapped up last week, and included among its bills a $175 million, one-time funding boost for schools.

In this newscast: The Juneau Assembly approved the school district's more than $85 million budget for next school year last night; Budget negotiators in the Alaska Legislature have settled on the amount of this year's Permanent Fund dividend and energy relief check; Since statehood, Alaska has not had the death penalty, but the men who were last executed here shouldn't be forgotten

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Budget negotiators in the Alaska Legislature have settled on the amount of this year's Permanent Fund dividend and energy relief check. And Juneau executed two Black men for murder In 1948 and 1950. A legal historian says the trials were riddled with misconduct and errors, and should be remembered. Photo: Headlines from Alaska newspapers in the late 1940s covering the trials of Austin Nelson and Eugene LaMoore. (Library of Congress/KTOO)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaskans who sued the state over long wait times for food assistance are asking a federal judge to order the state to speed up processing. Ice jams from breakup on the Kuskokwim River are causing high water to inundate many lower river communities. And a bill to regulate community solar projects is moving quickly through the Alaska Legislature and appears close to becoming law. Photo: Floodwaters rise in Bethel's Alligator Acres neighborhood on May 9, 2024. (Photo by MaryCait Dolan/KYUK)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Coast Guard's plan to build three heavy icebreakers is years behind schedule and the price has ballooned. The Alaska Legislature shot down one of Gov. Mike Dunleavy's nominees to the state Board of Education and Early Development on Tuesday. And Kinross's partner in the Manh Choh Mine has agreements to acquire some new Alaska gold prospects.

In this newscast: Tongass Voices: Shiggoap Alfie Price is a language learner and teacher who believes in using the power of community to strengthen the language revitalization movement; The Alaska Legislature has relaunched a caucus focused on providing support to children from birth to adulthood

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Juneau's Indian restaurant Spice hosted its third Holi Festival in Juneau on Monday. The Alaska Legislature has relaunched a caucus focused on providing support to children. And Kensington Gold Mine near Juneau has reported a spill of more than a hundred thousand gallons of mine waste that happened back in January. Photo: Holi Festival, also known as the Festival of Colors, in downtown Juneau. (Photo courtesy of Cody J. Bennett)

The Alaska Legislature fails to override Governor Mike Dunleavy's veto of education funds. The history of the downtown parking fairies. April is National Poetry Month and we're slamming. A love letter to Costco shoppers from my alter ego.

In this newscast: Around 100 people faced the Alaska State Capitol last night chanting in support of a ceasefire in Gaza and in opposition of Gov. Dunleavy's proposed bill that would crack down on unpermitted street protests; The Alaska Legislature voted Monday to sustain Gov. Dunleavy's veto of a bipartisan education bill that would have significantly increased funding for public schools; In Ketchikan, the borough assembly members are considering changing the name of two of their schools. The history behind one of the school's names is tied to a mysterious and controversial figure from the gold rush days

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Buddy Streeper won his tenth Open North American Championship sled dog race in Fairbanks yesterday. The Alaska Legislature plans to vote this afternoon on whether to override Governor Dunleavy's veto of a  bill to boost state funding for public schools. And Friday was the final day of the Arctic Winter Games. Photo: The "knuckle hop" is based on a traditional method for hunting (Credit: Photo courtesy of Kyle Ḵaayák'w Worl)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:  More than 100 people gathered in downtown Juneau Saturday afternoon for a rally to urge city and state officials in Alaska to support a ceasefire in Gaza.  Gov. Mike Dunleavy has cast doubt on the future of a bill that would boost state education funding and implement other reforms.  And Rep. Mary Peltola hits positive notes in her address to the State Legislature. Photo: U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola addressed the Alaska Legislature on February 26th.(Photo courtesy of Gavel Alaska/KTOO)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: An historic downtown Juneau building that hosted the first territorial Alaska Legislature is being demolished. Alaskans recently celebrated Dia de los Muertes. And Alaska's Trust Land Office is planning to sell land to pay for mental health services throughout Alaska.

Jeff was joined by political consultant Art Hackney. They talk about his history working in Alaska politics, his dad's time serving in the Alaska Legislature, past campaigns he's worked on including the late Ted Stevens and the late Don Young, the cultural shift in politics, Alaska's political history, the inner workings of the Legislature, and the art of reaching voters with campaign messaging. 

This week, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed $87 million in education funding passed by the Legislature — half of a one-time funding increase for public schools that education advocates said was badly needed. Almost immediately, some lawmakers were calling to override the veto. Host Elizabeth Harball talks to ADN reporter Iris Samuels about the likelihood of a veto override, what it would take to get there, and more.For more local and state news, subscribe to the Anchorage Daily News today.This episode of ADN Politics is sponsored by SteamDot Coffee.

In this newscast: The Alaska Legislature's budget includes a one-time school funding boost of $175 million, but district leaders and many legislators were hoping for something a little more permanent; Ketchikan's City Council opted to uphold the city manager's decision to not hold a drag queen story time at the public library this year; Klawock, on Prince of Wales Island, now has a chief of police after five months without a police department

Corruption refuses to take a day off at city hall as Mayor Dave Bronson is on the verge of a real Alaska style Watergate. The Alaska Legislature passes a budget that raises questions as Governor Mike Dunleavy goes AWOL. A book on taking over the world. How for the last 30 years the annual dividend has determined education funding.

It took marathon negotiations behind closed doors, strained relationships between lawmakers, tens of millions in additional capital spending and a one-day special session, but this week, the Alaska Legislature managed to pass a budget.In this episode, host Elizabeth Harball talks to ADN reporters Sean Maguire and Iris Samuels in Juneau for the inside story on how Alaska lawmakers got to a deal.Note: ADN Politics is taking a break after this episode, and will return in June.For more local and state news, subscribe to the Anchorage Daily News today.This episode of ADN Politics is sponsored by SteamDot Coffee.

Baby boomers in the Alaska Legislature who were handed everything by government are now pulling up the ladder for the next generation. 

This month, a commission that decides salaries for the Alaska Legislature, the governor and top state officials voted to give all of them a significant raise. If the proposal goes through, state lawmakers could receive a 67% pay raise, alongside a roughly 20% raise for the governor and his cabinet. It happened in a 15-minute meeting – with a commission that had been entirely replaced by the governor just days before.Now, some members of the public — and lawmakers themselves — are raising questions about that process.Host Elizabeth Harball talks to ADN reporters Iris Samuels and Sean Maguire to help explain how it happened – and what happens next.For more local and state news, subscribe to the Anchorage Daily News today.This episode of ADN Politics is sponsored by SteamDot Coffee.

— The presence of calm, compassion, and power is an indication of personal mastery. They don't fear expressing what they need to say, they lift others up, and they stay centered despite the chaos around them. It's no secret that these people are unstoppable, that their lives work, and that they achieve their goals. They are the ones people look up to. The ones who seem to be able to reach beyond the sky and touch the stars and have deep and loving relationships. True masters are those who have mastered themselves. Their negative thoughts, judgments, and endless loops of resentment and petty upsets have been banished. Who no longer need to be right or to fight for status or to have their way. Those who don't live their lives limited by fears, judgments, or the thousands of life-numbing concerns most of us share. It's time to go to work on building your own path, being your own person, leading others; and transforming your family, community, and workplace.  Valeria interviews Russell Heath — He is a graduate of Accomplishment Coaching, one of the nation's premier coaching schools, and he is a Master Certified Coach. Russell coaches for personal mastery; that is, to develop in individuals the leadership, emotional intelligence, and resilience to drive their lives forward—with deftness and humor—regardless of the circumstances. In his teens, Russell Heath hitchhiked to Alaska and lived in a cabin on the banks of the Tanana River; in his twenties, he lived in Italy and then traveled overland across the Sahara, through the jungles and over the savannas of Africa, and into southern Asia; in his thirties, he sailed alone around the world in a 25-foot wooden boat; in his forties, he wrote novels; and in his fifties, he bicycled the spine of the Rockies from Alaska to Mexico. In his sixties now, he is building a boat which he will row around Newfoundland in 2024.  He's worked on the Alaska Pipeline, as an environmental lobbyist in the Alaska Legislature, and ran a storied environmental organization fighting to protect Alaska's coastal rainforests. In 2010, he left Alaska and moved to New York City to dig deep into leadership development and coaching.  To learn more about Russell Heath and his work, please visit: russellheath.net               — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well. 

EPISODE 139: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:43) SPECIAL COMMENT: The Kevin McCarthy/Tucker Carlson Scandal has blown wide open as The Capitol Police Board meets to vote on whether or not to stop the Speaker from giving the Fox News Liar what Rep. Zoe Lofgren calls "a blueprint for bad guys on how to more successfully attack the Capitol." House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries convenes his caucus this afternoon to take what action it can as Jeffries calls the collusion between McCarthy and Carlson "an egregious security breach." In essence, Kevin McCarthy has STOLEN the January 6th video and handed it to Tucker Carlson, and Tucker Carlson and Fox News have already done more damage to this country than Al-Qaeda or ISIS or Atomwaffen or any other terrorist group could dream of. We're approaching the 20th anniversary of the day Geraldo Rivera, live on Fox News Channel, gave away the position and movements of the 101st Airborne Division, and was literally escorted out of Iraq by the U.S. military. This underscores the reality that Fox News has NEVER cared about the troops, about freedoms, about America. It sells a product. The product is phony patriotism. The product is a distorted picture of America. The product is hate. The product is lies. It's time to put the manufacturers of the product, Fox "News," out of business. B-Block (20:27) POSTSCRIPTS TO THE NEWS: Trump Georgia Grand Jury presents Hint Number 32,753; Barney Rubble's Body Double doubles down on the Red State/Blue State divorce but adds taking away voting rights for Democrats; Democrats make criminal referral on Ohio Train Disaster while Republicans hesitate to offend their corporate masters (31:20) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: an unfortunate Washington Post headline, a really dumb Oklahoma congressman, and a really disturbing Alaska state legislator who believes if an abused child is killed, "it's actually a benefit to society." C-Block (31:20) THINGS I PROMISED NOT TO TELL: When I talk about Fox and its core value - evil - I'm not just repeating what I've heard. I was once fired, personally, by Rupert Murdoch, for telling the truth, and my bosses got dragged for it as well.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.