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On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bipartisan election reform bill yesterday, setting up a contentious override vote in the coming days. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says it’s time for Congress to assert its authority over the war against Iran. A proposal to create civics education requirements for all Alaska high school students is advancing in the Legisl...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Lawmakers in the state House rolled out a new draft of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposal cutting taxes for the Alaska LNG project on Monday. Mt. Edgecumbe High School is cutting staff for the second year in a row amid ongoing budget and enrollment issues. And Juneau residents filed proposed citizen propositions this week aimed at undoing some of the...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A former Superior Court judge who was based in Nome faces new misconduct charges after investigators say he misrepresented his knowledge of contact with apparent sex workers. Federal funds are pledged for new Alaska weather stations, but it’s still unclear where those new stations will be. And The Bureau of Land Management will convey more than...

On this week's episode, an unidentified boy is rescued after falling into Island Lake, the Alaska Aerospace Corporation partners with an Israeli startup, the Kodiak school board approves the FY'28 school calendar, the M/V Kennicott makes its return to Kodiak after several years, three Kodiak teenagers participated in the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards in Soldotna, and Kodiak canines get a...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Rail megaprojects in Interior and Southcentral Alaska got a symbolic show of support on Wednesday from the Alaska Legislature. The U.S. Forest Service is rethinking how it defines areas of the Tongass National Forest and wants the public to weigh in. And national Democrats are investing in Alaska’s U.S. House race, hoping to unseat Congressman N...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Civil rights advocates are suing over Alaska’s decision last year to share confidential voter data. The state Senate Finance Committee released its first revision of the state’s operating budget YESTERDAY, including a $1,000 Permanent Fund dividend and a $150 energy relief check. The Chilkat River, in Southeast Alaska on a list of ten most endan...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright gave a ringing endorsement for Alaska LNG yesterday, but also acknowledged the mega-project has a mega-challenge. A key Alaska Senate committee is out with a new take on the governor’s proposal to cut taxes for the Alaska LNG project — with a much, much smaller tax cut. And Juneau’s cold-weather warming shelter...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Coast Guard rescued four people trapped in a boat near the community of Chefornak earlier this month (April 12). The Alaska Senate passed a bill Monday that would ban certain food dyes from being served in meals at public schools in the state. And advocates have been pushing state legislators to raise the age of consent from 16 to 18. Photo:...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Anchorage School District announced Friday that it will lay off 56 teachers. Alaska State Troopers, Anchorage Police, the FBI and several other agencies worked together to crack down on sex-trafficking operations. And a new company says it’s cooking up plans to build a luxury resort and event center in the hills of Fairbanks. Photo: Anchorag...

On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we hear about a trash fire at the Kodiak Island landfill, Kodiak KINDNESS gets a surprise check from Credit Union 1, Alaska Public Media reports on the state House passing it's budget with a $1,500 PFD, KHNS reports on shipping companies like Matson increasing their rates this month, and the USDA has created an Office of Seafood to treat fisher...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Opening ceremonies for the statewide Native Youth Olympics got underway at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage yesterday. The U.S. Coast Guard announced yesterday that the first of its two new medium-weight icebreakers will be homeported in Alaska. And Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola's campaign announced this week that it had raised nearly...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Alaska Senate unanimously passed a bill Monday that would pay back past Permanent Fund dividends to Alaskans whose convictions are vacated, reversed or dismissed. A budget proposal that would provide $100 million to shore up schools and state facilities is on its way to a full Senate vote. And Sitka’s local bookstore celebrated its 50th birt...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Alaska House approved its version of the state budget yesterday. President Donald Trump on Friday called on Alaska voters to repeal ranked choice voting. Last week researchers and local experts gathered to share and compare environmental knowledge in Bethel. Photo: Joseph Warren leads a presentation about public opinion on fisheries policy o...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska Seaplanes can use new, proprietary approaches and departures to improve flight safety and reliability in cloudy Southeast Alaska. Less than two dozen votes separate two candidates for an Anchorage Assembly seat. And a SWAT team converged on a middle school in Fairbanks for what turned out to be a false report of a shooter. Photo: An Ancho...

On this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, we hear about the effects of the prolonged shutdown at Kodiak's Coast Guard base, a resolution supporting the continued federal ban on Russian seafood, Old Harbor Native Corporation's new tourism business, the potential sale of the historic Orpheum Theatre, and a salmon dissection at Main Elementary.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed a $450 million fast-track budget bill yesterday afternoon. Ukrainians in Alaska have been facing delays in getting their immigration documents renewed. Republican gubernatorial candidate Click Bishop has announced his running mate. Photo: Greta Schuerch (left) and Click Bishop (right). (Campaign photograph)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: As sea ice begins to melt across Western Alaska, many are preparing for the fast approaching hunting season. Leaders of the state Senate are throwing cold water on hopes for a super-sized Permanent Fund dividend. And it’s Alaska Folk Festival in Juneau this week. Photo: Participants at the Alaska Folk Festival. (Alaska Folk Music)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The University of Alaska Fairbanks is set to unveil the Interior’s first planetarium. The Anchorage Assembly is set to have three new members. And Juneau’s cold weather emergency shelter is turning into a year-round operation. Photo: Walt and Marita Babula Planetarium Director Omega Smith selects what to show on the planetarium's dome from a...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Matt Claman visited Sitka last week. Inuit-soul group Pamyua recently returned to the Cama’i stage – 30 years after its debut at the festival. And metals mining continues to be a prominent economic driver in the state. Photo: Original members of the Inuit-soul group Pamyua return to the Cama'i stage on Marc...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The U.S. Supreme Court's arguments on birthright citizens has Native Americans worried about what this means to them. Three of Alaska’s key shipping companies are set to hike rates, as fuel prices skyrocket amid the war with Iran. And the City of Soldotna is looking for new revenue. Photo: Alaska Marine Lines barge. (Ketchikan Marine Industr...

On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we hear about the updated tsunami alert messaging for Alaskans, Bering Sea ice extent hit its highest peak in 13 years, Kodiak hunting guides weigh in on the Board of Game's recent decisions, Alaska Aerospace purchases more land at Narrow Cape, the Kodiak Island cruise ship schedule for this summer is out, and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Managem...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A bill that aims to stabilize the school district budgeting process moved out of the House Education Committee Wednesday. Recent controversy over the primary research institute for Alaska Native languages caught the ear of state lawmakers this week. And this year's winter in Fairbanks is one for the record books. Photo: Snowy Fairbanks road....

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Advocates of Alaska Native ivory carvers hope this is the year Congress finally passes the ARTIST Act. The Alaska House passed a bill that would update the state’s corporate income tax to capture more revenue from companies that sell to Alaskans over the internet. And a labor union representing Ketchikan shipyard workers has filed three charges...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski told Alaska lawmakers that they needed to step up their game. Cruise giant Carnival Corporation repeatedly declined to provide inspectors with information related to systems known as open-loop scrubbers. And Goveernor Dunleavy has declared a disaster in Unalaska. Photo: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski delivers her annual legisl...

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Today is the last day for Alaskans to apply for a 2026 Permanent Fund Dividend. The National Republican Senatorial Committee filed a complaint alleging that candidate Mary Peltola spent campaign money on personal expenses. And a man is dead following a Saturday morning shootout with Anchorage police officers. Photo: On today's Midday Report...