In this newscast:
- Alaska is exploring options for conducting elections after 2018;
- Gov. Bill Walker signed a bipartisan letter urging Congress to stabilize individual health insurance markets;
- Alaska’s state and local governments could save roughly $200 million a year if the state formed a health care authority; and
- The U.S. Interior Department inspector general dropped its inquiry into whether the Interior secretary threatened to retaliate against Sen. Lisa Murkowski.