In this newscast:
- An organization funded by the Murdoch family has donated more than $500,000 to the campaign to overhaul Alaska’s election laws,
- some Alaskans call for more financial transparency from Hilcorp as it seeks to buy BP’s North Slope assets,
- education advocates are hopeful Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s will change his approach in his next budget,
- UAS Chancellor Rick Caulfield announces his retirement,
- state alcohol regulators reject a rule that would have prohibited organized events at breweries and distillers,
- the National Marine Fisheries Service proposes creating critical habitat sites to protect humpback whales around Juneau, and
- Alaska officials announce they need 10 years to reduce their air pollution by half,
- former Gov. Sarah Palin reveals she learned her husband wanted a divorce — in an email from his attorney.
