State lawmakers voted to form a seafood task force this legislative session to help address the crisis currently facing Alaska’s seafood industry. State Senate President Gary Stevens, a Kodiak Republican, will chair the group.
Midday Report
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Alaska Judicial Council has voted to recommend retention of all 19 judges on the November ballot, but not without dissent. The Donlin Gold project plans to be powered by a gas pipeline stretching hundreds of miles to Cook Inlet. And the Alaska Federation of Natives has rolled-out plans for its October convention, with a program dedicated to the younger generation.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's Talk of the Rock, host Davis Hovey fills in for Jared Griffin and discusses how this year's legislative session went with Alaska State Senate President, Gary Stevens of Kodiak.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KMXT's Davis Hovey reports on a bill that would eliminate double vessel registration for fishermen, Alaska Public Media's Liz Ruskin reports on new bycatch bills from Rep. Mary Peltola, Copper River salmon season has started, according to KUAC's Dan Bross, and it is drill conductor training season for the Alaska Marine Safety Education Association.
Alaska News
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- Rescue teams attempting to reach 2 hypothermic climbers stranded near Denali’s summit
- Downtown Anchorage is getting a protected bike lane for the summer
- Could Alaska once again be home to woolly mammoths? This reporter had to find out.
- Southcentral Foundation breaks ground on new behavioral health center in Anchorage
- Brent Sass to retire from sled dog racing months after sex assault allegations
- Forecasters predict another sweltering summer. Are we ready?
- Pipeline proposed to power Donlin mine could have impacts from Y-K Delta to Cook Inlet
- Ranked-choice voting that has rocked Alaska politics faces November tests across the nation
- Appeals court approves involuntarily medicating Nikiski man for murder trial
NPR National News
- As summer starts, Taylor Swift, Post Malone and Morgan Wallen maintain chart reigns
- How the pandemic gave power to superbugs
- American Airlines faces a discrimination suit after removing 8 Black men from flight
- Gangs mix another potent sedative into U.S. street drugs causing 'mass overdoses'
- Trump verdict would likely move only a small number of votes, poll finds
- Justice Alito declines to recuse himself in Jan. 6-related cases
- Should you lend money to your loved ones? NPR listeners weigh in
- Criminal charges are dropped against top-ranked golfer Scottie Scheffler
- Yo-Yo Ma on ‘touching infinity’ through his nearly 300-year-old cello, Petunia
- The Negro Leagues are officially part of MLB history — with the records to prove it