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As President Trump delivered his address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night, many lawmakers found a way to show their solidarity with Ukraine. Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy recently proposed a constitutional amendment that would give future governors more latitude when picking judges for the Alaska Court System.

President Donald Trump sparked widespread concern in Alaska when he announced steep tariffs on imports from the united states three largest trading partners. A program that has supported thousands of Alaska students from across the state recently celebrated its 30th anniversary.

Meanwhile, Germany's foreign minister was trying to jumpstart talks between the central government in Kiev and pro-Russian militants in the east.

Suraya Mohamed is a three-time Peabody Award-winning producer, sound designer and editor. She currently serves as the project manager for Jazz Night In America and is a contributing producer on the Alt.Latino podcast. She also produces NPR's holiday specials package, including Tinsel Tales, Hanukkah Lights, Toast Of The Nation, Pink Martini's Joy To The World: A Holiday Spectacular and most recently Hamilton: A Story Of US. You'll also find her work on the Tiny Desk series as either a producer or engineer.

The last surviving member of The Monkees, a rock band that formed in 1966, is suing the FBI. Micky Dolenz wants the government to hand over any files on him and his deceased bandmates.

State prosecutors charged a Selawik man last week with murder and assault in connection with the death of Nettie Ballot in February. Nearly 10,000 music lovers gather in Ninilchik each year for SalmonFest, which also comes with a lot of waste.

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After nearly 30 years, Moreno's beloved band just put out its eighth album. "I wanna believe that we haven't changed," he says, "but that everybody else has just sort of caught up."

Ross Shapiro was that surly record store clerk, but was also the frontman for one of the great late '90s Athens bands. We remember the late musician with a perfectly perverse rock 'n' roll dance song.