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On April 15, the Kodiak Women's Resource and Crisis Center, Kodiak Area Native Association, the Kodiak Police Department and several other organizations joined together to stand against domestic violence. Ellamy Tiller, the event organizer for KWRCC, said about 70 people showed up to this year's event. Tiller shared more information about the significance of the Choose Respect March during KMXT's Talk of the Rock on March 31.
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Weekly Wrap
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KMXTOn 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 fishermen like farmers of the sea.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, two guests from the pollock industry share details about how the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea and Aleutian Island pollock fisheries operate, the technology some of the fleets use and recent changes to the fisheries.Chelsae Radell is a fisheries policy specialist with Pacific Seafood and Hunter Berns is the director of Bering North LLC.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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(KCAW/Cotter)This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KUAC's Patrick Gilchrist reports the state is short on funds for a Fairbanks hatchery, the Alaska Beacon on a lawsuit on behalf of St. Paul fur seals challenging Bering Sea pollock management and on a state bill that would allow setnet cooperatives, Maggie Nelson of KUCB on a lawsuit challenging recent changes to Area M management, plus Ryan Cotter's story of a new hybrid fishing boat, courtesy of KCAW.
Alaska News
- Alaskans flock to U.S. Capitol to pitch economic development
- Rural Alaska students can now apply for weekly summer meal boxes
- An emergency food program served thousands of Alaskans. A gap will remain when it ends.
- Coast Guard says two new icebreakers will be homeported somewhere in Alaska
- Trump appoints Alaska governor to a seat on U.S. Arctic Research Commission
- Alaska’s only dedicated queer health care clinic is closing
- $248 million draft of Senate capital budget would shore up schools and state facilities
- Alaska House rejects Senate effort to impose corporate taxes on Hilcorp
- Alaska House passes budget with $1,500 Permanent Fund dividend and boosts to education funding
- After last year’s historic tsunami, some cruise lines say they’ll avoid Tracy Arm this year
NPR National News
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- The surprising origin of 4 features that superglue kids — and adults — to screens
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- 3 things to know about Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh
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- Cuba confirms meeting with US officials on island, wants energy blockade lifted
- Japan approves scrapping a ban on lethal weapons exports
- The Onion has agreed to a new deal to take over Infowars
- Tim Cook to step down as Apple CEO. In letter, describes 15 years of emails
- Trump's labor secretary resigns amid investigation into misconduct