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The Kodiak Island Borough School District is offering a new incentive to retain its temporary international teachers. This is after the Trump administration priced the district out of international recruiting last year through a massive visa fee hike. Now the district wants to sponsor these teachers to get green cards – permanent legal residency – for about $10,000 each.
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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KMXTOn this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, Kodiak's police chief has thrown his name into the ring to be the next city manager, a potential marine heatwave could combine with an El Niño event this summer, two licenses to serve beer and wine in Kodiak have come available, and a Kodiak hatchery embarks on a mission to rehabilitate the Karluk king salmon.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's show with host Davis Hovey, we go over the schedule, some of the vendors and the new features at this year's Crabfest with staff from the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce. Opening day is Thursday, May 21, at noon. More information and the full schedule of events can be found online at kodiakcrabfest.com.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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(Photo by Erik Schoen)This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: The Alaska Department of Fish and Game's salmon forecasts for Upper Cook Inlet and the Yukon River also list measures taken to preserve king salmon, plus KHNS's Avery Ellfeldt reports that NOAA has decided to not list Gulf of Alaska king salmon as endangered.
Alaska News
- In Alaska House and U.S. Senate, impassioned pleas to help two storm-ravaged villages in limbo
- Alaska Legislature passes sweeping crime bill raising age of consent to 18 on last day of session
- Alaska’s oldest original lighthouse will soon open to the public for the first time
- Snag with Seward cruise dock reroutes ships to Whittier
- Trump wants a more loyal Senate. Murkowski says he’s sabotaging that.
- Anchorage Assembly considers public safety advisory commission reboot
- Alaska House weighs negotiated compromise cutting taxes for Alaska LNG project
- Legislature looks to add workforce housing to Alaska development agency’s priority list
- Murkowski votes with Dems to end war — but she’s open to paying for it
- First oil from Pikka 'imminent,' as developer hails biggest North Slope project in decades
NPR National News
- Even as anxieties grow under Trump, these swing voters aren't ready to back Democrats
- TSA's new 'Gold+' program looks to increase private security screening at airports
- COVID is shaping Americans' reaction to Ebola and hantavirus
- Spencer Pratt is 'winning the internet,' but can he become mayor of Los Angeles?
- A guide to converting your lawn into a wildlife friendly garden
- The Education Department is hiring — while it's being dismantled
- As floods get worse, Britain tries a new solution: beavers
- Officers who defended Capitol from rioters sue to block payouts from fund
- Ex-prosecutor charged with sending to herself report on Trump classified probe
- Netanyahu scolds Israeli security minister for videos taunting flotilla activists