Tom Anderson Show Podcast (11-30-21) Hours 1&2

HOUR 1

• Federal judge blocks President Biden's healthcare worker vaccine mandate in 10 states / (FOX News) https://www.foxnews.com/politics/judge-blocks-biden-vaccine-mandate-for-health-care-workers-in-ten-states
• Nearly one-third of U.S. employees in the healthcare sector remain unvaccinated / (Epoch Times) / https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/nearly-one-third-of-us-employees-in-health-sector-remain-unvaccinated-cdc_4129118.html?
• Congress returns to Wash DC to avoid a shutdown and handle to-do list / (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2021/11/29/1059718970/congress-returns-to-tight-deadlines-on-government-funding-bidens-agenda-and-more
• Alaska COVID cases remain steady as healthcare workers keep vigilant with Omicron variant headed our way / (ADN) https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2021/11/29/covid-19-case-counts-and-hospitalizations-continue-to-drop-in-alaska-as-health-officials-stress-unknowns-of-omicron-variant/

HOUR 2

• Rep. Chris Kurka files to run in the 2022 Governor race 
• Dalton from Mat-Su on candidates and process 
• Alaska broadband task force issues report and recommendations regarding $1 billion federal funding / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/11/30/alaska-broadband-task-force-prepares-transformational-influx-federal-funding/
• Omicron variant update / (ANS) https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2021/11/29/alaskas-chief-medical-officer-answers-questions-latest-covid-19-variant/
• Todd from Mat-Su on the Infrastructure package