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A draft version of the fiscal year 2025 budget for the Kodiak Island Borough includes full funding for the local school district. It also includes a potential reduction of the mill rate, which is a calculation of local property taxes. Currently the mill rate for the borough areawide is 10.25 mills. Borough Manager Aimee Williams proposed a version of the …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Alaska legislature passed a bill this month to start a psychedelic medicine task force. The Alaska House and Senate passed a high-priority package of crime bills on Wednesday. And advocates for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People say a recently passed bill is a major milestone. Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, speaks with …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Suzanne LaFrance is poised to unseat incumbent Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson and become the city’s first elected female mayor. After 121 days in Juneau, state lawmakers have concluded their work. And National Parks are using social media to boost visitor numbers and amplify their conservation efforts. Anchorage mayoral candidate Suzanne LaFrance speaks …

This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KDLL’s Riley Board reports on higher reimbursements for Fisherman’s Fund, thanks to new legislation, KSTK’s Collette Czarnecki on the closing of the chinook subsistence fishery on the Stikine River, the Alaska Beacon on a state seafood task force, Alaska Public Media’s Rachel Cassandra on fish making the WIC-list, plus a …

The City of Kodiak contributes $108,000 annually to Discover Kodiak for tourism, and has done so for the past decade. But money from local tourism is growing, and Discover Kodiak, which is the local visitor’s bureau, and other council-approved tourism programs could be receiving significantly more money from the city. As such, a portion of funding set aside for tourism …

More than two dozen students from Kodiak College, an offshoot of the University of Alaska Anchorage, were recognized at the college’s commencement Friday night, May 10. This graduating class features a mix of nurses, teachers, and marine service workers who could benefit the island’s workforce. Students wore robes of black or silver/white and cords of a variety of colors as …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Budget negotiators in the Alaska Legislature have settled on the amount of this year’s Permanent Fund dividend and energy relief check. And Juneau executed two Black men for murder In 1948 and 1950. A legal historian says the trials were riddled with misconduct and errors, and should be remembered. (Library of Congress/KTOO) …

The University of Alaska Anchorage’s nursing program at Kodiak College is undergoing a major overhaul. Students staying on the island will no longer be able to directly enroll in a four-year degree. Students will instead have to enroll in two different programs to get a Bachelor’s of Science. Kodiak College is across from East Elementary and is surrounded by forest. …