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Midday Report – March 19, 2024

Dozens of Juneau residents and educators lined the halls at the Alaska State Capitol on Monday, March 18, 2024. (Clarise Larson/KTOO)

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Dozens of Juneau educators and residents flooded the Alaska Capitol yesterday to support an override to Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of millions in state education funding. The override fell one vote short. And Alaska has submitted to the federal government a first-of-its-kind plan to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions that drive global …

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Bayside Fire Department asks for a mill rate reduction, Kodiak Fire Protection Area No. 1 Service Area Board sends request to Borough

The Kodiak Fire Protection Area No. 1 Board [also known as the Bayside Fire Department] is seeking to cut their area’s property tax rate or mill rate by 10% from 1.5 to 1.35 mills. That decision was a point of contention during the Board’s meeting last week on March 12. Residents across Kodiak Island Borough saw their property values increase up …

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Kodiak Island Borough’s assessor certified at highest level, one of five in the state of Alaska

Taxes – even just the word – can trigger a negative reaction in people. But this spring, it’s not all bad news for Kodiak’s tax-paying residents. The Kodiak Island Borough announced that their tax assessor is one of the best in the state.  Assessors and appraisers can be rated in levels of one to five by meeting certain qualifications, according …

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Midday Report – March 18, 2024

The "knuckle hop" is based on a traditional method for hunting (Credit: Photo courtesy of Kyle Ḵaayák'w Worl)

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Buddy Streeper won his tenth Open North American Championship sled dog race in Fairbanks yesterday. The Alaska Legislature plans to vote this afternoon on whether to override Governor Dunleavy’s veto of a  bill to boost state funding for public schools. And Friday was the final day of the Arctic Winter Games. The …

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Midday Report – March 15, 2024

Humpback whale and calf. Photo: J. Moore/NOAA, under NOAA permit #15240.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Governor Dunleavy has vetoed the Legislature’s school funding bill. Humpback whales are struggling after showing signs of recovery. And Sitka’s land trust has been awarded a federal grant to build housing. Courtesy J. Moore – HIHWNMS/ NOAA Permit # 15240

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Potential legislative seafood industry task force gets support from Kodiak Island Borough Mayor, OBI Seafoods, and others

The Alaska Legislature is planning to create a seafood industry task force that will give recommendations to help sustain the state’s seafood industry. A joint legislative resolution forming the task force, SCR 10 which is sponsored by Republican Senator Gary Stevens of Kodiak, had its first hearing on March 7 in the Senate Finance Committee. Half a dozen representatives from …

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