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Midday Report June 28, 2023

A gray beluga whale calf and three adults swim together in Cook Inlet. A newly released population estimate shows signs of recovery, or at least stablization, among the endangered whales. The unprecedented marine heatwave known as The Blob is believed to have taken a toll, but the population has increased since that heatwave dissipated. (Photo by Paul Wade/NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center)

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Billions of dollars in federal funding coming into the state are hoped to help bridge the rural digital divide. The state of Cook Inlet belugas looks a bit better. And The City of Valdez is asking the Alaska Supreme Court to make Hilcorp show it could handle an oil spill. A gray …

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Midday Report June 27, 2023

Photo: MaryCait Dolan

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Bethel joined in with Pride celebrations that took place across the world this weekend. A former Homer judge charged with perjury made her first court appearance. And bikes for Ukrainian refugees in Delta Junction. Photo: MaryCait Dolan  

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Midday Report June 26, 2023

Unalakleet, one of the communities in Alaska eligible for power cost equalization. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/Alaska’s Energy Desk)

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The Governor has signed a bill transferring management of the Power Cost Equalization Endowment to the Permanent Fund team. Dillingham has a town hall on opioid overdose prevention and mental health resources. And a program for teen students immerses them in STEM subjects. Unalakleet, one of the communities in Alaska eligible for power …

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KIBSD to slash $2 million from budget after Dunleavy’s education funding cut

The Kodiak Island Borough School District is figuring out how to cut about $2 million from its budget. That’s after the one-time education funding boost approved by the Alaska Legislature was slashed in half. Gov. Mike Dunleavy reduced the funding in his line-item vetoes on June 19.  Cyndy Mika is the school district’s superintendent. She was on vacation in Texas …

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Midday Report June 23, 2023

A Northern Pacific 757 on the tarmac.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Some Alaska lawmakers are still hoping for enough support to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of public school funding. A new Anchorage-based airline hopes to bring hundreds of jobs and a boost in tourism to Alaska. And Alaska schools will soon learn how much money they will receive from the federal government …

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Kodiak Island Borough Manager Aimee Williams reflects on first month on the job

It’s been about two months since Aimee Williams went from being the Kodiak Island Borough’s mayor to its manager. Since then, she’s been busy meeting all of the staff and helped create the budget the Borough Assembly passed earlier this month. She said the biggest transition was the move from sharing her opinions on policy to executing the Assembly’s decisions.  …

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