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On this week’s Talk of the Rock, host Jared Griffin speaks with Mary Forbes, president of the Kodiak Public Broadcasting Corporation’s Board of Directors, and Patricia Ossowski, chair of the Community Advisory Board, about what it’s like to serve on a nonprofit board. Listen here:

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The mining company Graphite One may be able to tap into new funding to speed up their plans. An investigation says the loss of a charter vessel in Sitka Sound one year ago was sudden and catastrophic. And the interconnected electrical grids of Ketchikan, Petersburg, and Wrangell need work. Morgan Robidou poses …

Alaska’s commercial vessel owners will no longer be required to pay for registration with two separate state agencies. A bill [House Bill 19] creating the exemption for boat owners, passed the State Legislature last week on May 15 and is waiting for the governor’s signature. If made law, as long as a vessel has a valid certificate of documentation from …

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska Congresswoman Mary Peltola continues to be one of the Democrats most likely to vote against her party. A bill awaiting the governor’s signature would ban harmful “forever chemicals”. And two brothers and a friend walked the 100 miles from Nome to Shishmaref. James Horner, Wilson Hoogendorn, and Oliver Hoogendorn pose for …

A draft version of the fiscal year 2025 budget for the Kodiak Island Borough includes an increase in 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 …

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 …