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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Rep. Stutes Optimistic About Budget Deal, Fed and State Disagree Over Opening Lower Kuskokwim, Former Ferries Load Up for Spain  

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Ferries to Sail After Shutdown, Alutiiq Museum Gets Repatriation Grant, Special Session Update

On Today’s Midday Report with Host Terry Haines: Bill in House Would Remake Decision Process for Ferry System, Prison Rumors Make Inmates Hesitate to Vaccinate, Legislator Tossed for Face Mask Message

The Alaska Marine Highway System summer ferry schedule was released last week. Kodiak’s first arrival will be the M/V Kennicott on April 25, arriving from Homer. The M/V Tustumena will make its first trip Kodiak from Homer on May 2. This summer will see somewhat reduced service in some places. According to Department of Transportation and Public Facilities spokesperson Sam …

Kodiak joined rallies in support of the Alaska Marine Highway System across the state on Tuesday. Though Kodiak’s rally was much smaller than some of the others, community members had plenty to say in support of the ferries. Robyn Cassidy holds a sign in support of the Alaska Marine Highway System outside the M/V Tustumena dock on Tuesday, Feb. 11, …

Kodiak will join nine other coastal Alaska cities at noon Alaska time on Tuesday in a rally for the Alaska Marine Highway System. Events are scheduled from Dutch Harbor to Ketchikan to bring attention to AMHS’ series of struggles over the last few months and year that have resulted in every ferry out of service, with the exception of the …

Kodiak Island’s last ferry of the season pulled away from the dock on Saturday, and there won’t be one returning until April. Aging vessels in need of repairs and cuts to the Alaska Marine Highway System budget have extended the service gap this year, making life for village residents more difficult in the meantime. M/V Tustumena crew finish last preparations …

Governor Dunleavy proposed a budget for the Fiscal Year 2021 last week. It relies heavily on state savings, and it leaves much of the balancing decision-making up to the legislature. “Pretty much the governor has placed it in our hands and said ‘Figure it out’,” said state Sen. Gary Stevens. Stevens represents a number of Gulf communities including Kodiak. Sen. …

Representative Louise Stutes responded forcefully to a statement last week from Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Commissioner John MacKinnon, about ferry service being a “convenience.” The M/V Aurora normally services Prince William Sound, including the communities of Cordova, Valdez and Tatitlek. (Photo by Christoph Strässler/Wikimedia Commons) “To say that the loss of our ferry service is a convenience is …

Like many parts of coastal Alaska, Kodiak Island is gearing up for a gap in ferry service this winter. While the city of Kodiak has relatively reliable alternatives for transportation to the mainland, the gap will pose serious difficulties for the some of the island’s outlying villages. The M/V Tustumena docked in Kodiak. It’s the smaller of two ferries that …