{"podcast":{"title":"Anchorage News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"anchorage-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7570138","podcast_index_feed_id":7570138,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/the-anchorage-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/cover/2370b246-99fb-458c-8d5d-9d8c5a85152d.png","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":408,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Anchorage News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Anchorage—from local news and government to business, weather impacts, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city and keeping communities connected worldwide. Anchorage News Today is your daily snapshot of the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-19T10:20:20.047902+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/anchorage-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7570138"},"episode":{"title":"City Leaders Get Pay Hike Amid Debate | Anchorage News","slug":"city-leaders-get-pay-hike-amid-debate-anchorage-news","published_at":"2026-09-16T06:11:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/anchorage-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7570138/city-leaders-get-pay-hike-amid-debate-anchorage-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/anchorage-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7570138","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/93c5d8f514b019f2","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/69c1d8d4-f90a-4458-a700-6a600c614cb2.mp3","summary":"Juneau’s Assembly just approved juicy 3% raises plus $2K bonuses for the city manager and attorney — bumping their pay to over $243K and $214K respectively, retroactive to July 13. The move aims to align their salaries with non-union staff, but it sparked debate: one council member called the pay already excessive, while supporters defended the consistent, rule-based compensation framework. The vote? Six to one. And yes — some cops made more last year thanks to overtime. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Sources: https://www.ktoo.org/2026/09/15/juneau-assembly-approves-pay-boosts-to-top-city-officials/ More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/93c5d8f514b019f2 Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"Juneau’s Assembly just approved juicy 3% raises plus $2K bonuses for the city manager and attorney — bumping their pay to over $243K and $214K respectivel…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":97,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/anchorage-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7570138/episodes/city-leaders-get-pay-hike-amid-debate-anchorage-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/anchorage-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7570138/city-leaders-get-pay-hike-amid-debate-anchorage-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}