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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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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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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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Ukrainian refugees find a home in Juneau, with the help of some locals. Fish and Game shot over 100 predators to benefit the Mulchatna Caribou herd, but predators might not be the problem. And A man accused of sexually assaulting two Soldotna women after breaking into their homes was caught in Western …
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Two Kodiak groups teamed up and held a town hall meeting last weekend to solicit public opinion about bears in the community. It’s one of the first steps towards revising Fish and Game’s policies surrounding the furry critters. Summer is finally reaching Kodiak, and soon, bears will, too. The animals will soon be seen again around beaches and dumpsters. To …
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The city of Kodiak is moving forward with the permitting phase of a replacement for St. Herman Harbor. City council members discussed the details at a work session Tuesday night, but not everyone was on board with what comes next. Kodiak Harbormaster Dave Johnson asked council members at Tuesday’s work session to greenlight a contract with Anchorage-based PND Engineers to …
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Educators react to Governor Dunleavy’s funding vetos. Ketchikan summer campers are spending time each week learning about Filipino culture. And the decades-long saga over the King Cove road continues. Gov. Mike Dunleavy at a 2022 candidate forum in Anchorage. (Elyssa Loughlin/Alaska Public Media)
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On this week’s Talk of the Rock, host Jared Griffin speaks with Kodiak City Library staff and KPLA about summer programs at the library and recommendations for summer reading. Joining Jared at KMXT studios are: Laurie Madsen, Library Director Baylie Berry, Access Services Specialist Kate Hill, Youth Services Specialist Brian Himmelbloom, KPLA board member Listen here:
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