According to the recently signed employment agreement, Daniel Brigman will receive an annual salary of $175,000 over a three year term.
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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On this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, we hear about the changes in administration across schools in the Kodiak Island Borough School District, the new superintendent's contract details have been released, our partners at Alaska Public Media report on the Alaska Senate passing its version of the state supplemental budget, Sen. Gary Stevens of Kodiak's civics education bill for high schoolers could pass into law this session, and an update on the 2026 Iditarod sled dog race as mushers have completed their 24-hour layovers.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, some cast members from the Kodiak Arts Council's production of Romeo and Juliet provide a teaser of the upcoming show. Performances are March 7th at 7 p.m., March 8th at 2 p.m., March 13th at 7 p.m., March 14th at 7 p.m., March 15th at 2 p.m.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KCAW's Hope McKinney reports on a trio of allegedly intentional boat sinkings, the Aleutians East Borough has filed a complaint against a Board of Fisheries member, story from Theo Greenly of KUCB, a crabber has died after falling overboard, as reported by KUCB's Maggie Nelson, and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is restricting sport fishing for king salmon and rockfish. Rockfish identification guide: https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/regulations/fishregulations/PDFs/SpeciesID/rockfish_id.pdf
Alaska News
- Supplemental budget bill stalls as Alaska House mulls war-fueled oil price forecast
- After contentious debate, Legislature again extends Halong disaster declaration
- Alaska could see outsized impact from SAVE Act voting bill
- A bill to simplify nurse licensing is tangled in Alaska politics, putting rural health funding at risk
- Alaska Senate deal sends high-stakes budget bill to House for final vote
- Iditarod teams contend with whipping wind, watery overflow and wild bison in race’s first third
- Relaxed rules have Iditarod mushers wary of new Expedition Class
- Iditarod teams are racing for Nome. These kids are reading to get there, too.
- Rep. Begich tells legislators to seize the moment on resource extraction and gas line
- Alaska Senate passes bill requiring civics education for high school students
NPR National News
- Russian strike on Kyiv region kills 4 and wounds 15, with peace talks stalled
- In South Carolina, measles shows how far apart neighbors can be on vaccines
- Brazil's ex-President Bolsonaro is in intensive care with pneumonia, hospital says
- Opinion: An ancient, sophisticated palate
- Why women have an especially tough time in Senegal's prisons
- With boom in prediction markets, some lawmakers worry about how to police themselves
- The Oscars are Sunday night. Here's how to watch
- U.S. military bombs Kharg Island, Iran's main oil export hub, Trump says
- Helpful or harmful? How to vet tax advice from social media
- House GOP leadership silent as more members post anti-Muslim statements