Jennifer Pemberton

In this newscast: governor calls for a state lottery and a new dividend-land exchange program during his 2020 State of the State address; VPSO working group presents their findings to the Alaska House Public Safety Finance Subcommittee; and mayors of Pelican and Tenakee Springs shocked and dismayed by lack of service in the proposed summer ferry schedule.

In this newscast: the Legislature failed to override the governor’s vetoes, coronavirus, longtime finance director David Teal has been replaced, substance abuse costs the state $3.5 billion.

In this newscast: The state has dropped plans to move Alaskan inmates to out-of-state prisons; water pressure at Juneau’s Thunder Mountain mobile home park dropped to a trickle earlier this month and some residents say they’re frustrated with how the situation was handled; and limited ferry service for Southeast Alaska communities this summer; some will be completely cut off.

In this newscast, Senate majority strips three Republicans of their leadership positions on the first day of the legislative session; lawmakers get sobering news about the budget; House lawmakers held a hearing on the first day of the session to galvanize support for the ferry system; and inclement weather kept census workers out of Toksook Bay until afternoon on the first day of the U.S. Census

In this newscast: Juneau’s state lawmakers met with city staff and Assembly members to talk about the start of the legislative session; the story of a strange case the state Supreme Court decided in the fall; the RCA agreed to hold a six-hour public hearing on the Hilcorp-BP deal, denying a request by the companies to skip one; and prosecutors in Nevada have dismissed all charges against a former Alaska political consultant who was accused of assaulting his former fiancee.