{"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":77,"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":"2026-06-17T12:17:37.134745+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/anchorage-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7570138"},"episode":{"title":"Fairbanks Votes to Hand-Count Ballots","slug":"fairbanks-votes-to-hand-count-ballots","published_at":"2026-05-27T04:32:16+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/anchorage-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7570138/fairbanks-votes-to-hand-count-ballots","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/anchorage-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7570138","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/36e43d22-9542-47fc-a017-657191e42001.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/36e43d22-9542-47fc-a017-657191e42001.mp3","summary":"Fairbanks voters are rallying to bring back hand-counted ballots, with activists Barbara Haney and Tammie Wilson pushing for a ballot measure to save money amid low turnout and high tech costs. They cite the Matanuska-Susitna Borough’s successful switch and a past audit that matched machine counts perfectly, while opponents worry about machine security. With 2,300 signatures needed by July 23rd, the movement could reshape how elections are counted — though it’s unclear if it’ll affect Fairbanks or North Pole. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/066132c16b5c3122","meta_description":"Fairbanks voters are rallying to bring back hand-counted ballots, with activists Barbara Haney and Tammie Wilson pushing for a ballot measure to save mone…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":102,"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/fairbanks-votes-to-hand-count-ballots/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/fairbanks-votes-to-hand-count-ballots.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}