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Millions of federal dollars were recently awarded to the Kodiak Island spaceport and its owner, Alaska Aerospace Corporation as it prepares for more launches with the federal government.
The Midday Report - Statewide News and Local Events Update Every Weekday
Weekly Wrap
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KMXTOn this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we hear about high winds on Kodiak Island that caused several power outages and a roof to blow off a house, Alaska entities including Alaska Aerospace are tapped to receive Missile Defense Agency contracts, the sixth Coast Guard fast response cutter in Alaska is commissioned in Kodiak, Coast Alaska reports the summer ferry schedule is out for bookings, KUAC reports on a bill in the Legislature to continue allowing SNAP beneficiaries to use their benefits at farmers markets, and the Kodiak Harvest Food Co-op is closing for two weeks before moving into the marketplace downtown.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, Deb Rohrer and Derek Clarkston join us at KMXT for the latest installment of Jock of the Rock, where we discuss Kodiak high school and club sports.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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(Photo by Alix Soliman/KTOO)This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Alix Soliman reports on the perils and promise of mariculture in SE, Colette Czarnecki on a Wrangell fisherman roundtable, and severe restrictions on Cook Inlet sport king fishing, according to KDLL's Ashlyn O'Hara.
Alaska News
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- Major oil tax rewrite headlines new Alaska Senate draft of Dunleavy tax bill
- Alaska House approves $490M fast-track budget bill, but savings draw in question
- Alaskans trying to repeal ranked choice voting sue over ballot wording
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- 2025 was Alaska’s 8th hottest year on record
- Alaska legislator's chief of staff arrested on child sex crime charges
NPR National News
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