Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, January 19th, 2021

The columns of the alaska state capitol
The Alaska State Capitol building in Juneau, pictured in Feb. 2017. (KTOO file photo)

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Tuesday on Alaska News Nightly:

Alaska’s lawmakers have convened to begin the legislative session. And, teachers in Fairbanks want to renegotiate their contracts as students return to in-person learning. Plus, remembering sled dog advocate Carol Kleckner.

Reports tonight from:

  • Andrew Kitchenman in Juneau
  • Nat Herz, Tegan Hanlon, and Lex Treinen in Anchorage
  • Robyne and Dan Bross in Fairbanks
  • Anna Rose MacArthur and Olivia Ebertz in Bethel
  • Hope McKenney in Unalaska

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