In this newscast:
- State transportation officials hear an appeal from the low bidder for a ferry system study contract,
- Gov. Mike Dunleavy introduces a new bill to shift up to 49,000 Alaskans covered by Medicaid expansion to the private insurance market,
- Thunder Mountain High School’s robotics team preps for the world championship,
- Juneau’s cold weather emergency shelter shuts down and is slated for demolition, and
- U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski sticks up for maintaining education funding in the governor’s budget.