LATEST LOCAL NEWS
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The move would keep city and Kenai Peninsula Borough elections aligned, saving some money.
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The Kenai Peninsula Borough wants to limit how much property assessments increase each year in response to recent, significant year-over-year surges.
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Kenai City Council members last Wednesday agreed to spend $200,000 on access to Wildwood Drive’s underlying right-of-way from the Kenai Native Association. The move comes after years of disagreements over who should be responsible for upkeep.
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The district attributes the anticipated shortfall to a decrease in state and local funding next year caused in part by a forecast net drop in student enrollment and a rise in the taxable value of borough property.
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School board members generally supported the plan, but said they want more information about each scenario before signing off.
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Ruffridge says he’ll be tasked with managing the inner workings of an ideologically diverse caucus.
KDLL EVENING NEWSCASTS
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Kenai thinks about moving its election day. Sen. Lisa Murkowski wants to change the name of North America's tallest peak back to Denali. Plus, state lawmakers review their year in music.
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The borough assembly seeks to smooth property tax hikes, teacher and principal turnover is on the rise, and the state launches a telehealth service for Alaskans with intellectual and developmental disabilities
KENAI CONVERSATION
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On today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re joined by the central Kenai Peninsula’s Alaska State Legislative delegation – Reps. Bill Elam and Justin Ruffridge, and Sen. Jesse Bjorkman.
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Kenai Peninsula historian Shana Loshbaugh gave a presentation on "The Brief, Awkward History of Fort Kenay" at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center on Nov. 13.
KDLL FEATURE SHOWS
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Got a gardener on your shopping list? Larry's got ideas for getting a green thumbs up!
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For both the teachers’ union and the support staff union, the district is proposing a three year contract that includes a 2.5% pay raise the first year and a 1% pay raise for each of the next two years. That’s less than what the two unions asked for.
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The market is Soldotna’s prime gathering place for residents in summer. But city officials have long had bigger dreams for that part of town, envisioning a walkable tourism district parallel to the river. But some council members voiced concerns about the limits of the new zone type.
LATEST KENAI PENINSULA NEWS
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Alaska State Troopers say 45-year-old Aaron “Scott” Merritt was found unresponsive in his Anchorage cell on Nov. 21 and was pronounced dead five days later. A Kenai Grand Jury indicted Merritt on 20 felony counts of sexual assault and abuse of a minor in late October.
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The consultants say property taxes, production royalties and permitting are all areas state lawmakers may need to address.
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The needs are in industries you might expect: 1,900 engineers, 1,600 pipefitters and welders, 450 ironworkers, 400 electricians and 3,500 logistics professionals.
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Pettey will take the seat previously held by Henry Knackstedt, who left the seat to run for mayor.
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Fishermen caught more than $40 million worth of salmon across all species in both Upper and Lower Cook Inlet, according to preliminary harvest data released earlier this month.
LATEST NPR NEWS
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Staff officers and at least one drone pilot have sought advice from outside groups over legal concerns about their own involvement — or potential involvement — in the strikes against suspected drug boats.
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Nearly a year into his second term, President Trump is facing growing skepticism as Americans feel persistent cost-of-living pressures despite his efforts to defend the strength of the economy.
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A look at the current state of the war in Ukraine, the Salvadoran national who became a symbol of Trump's deportation efforts released from ICE custody, Indiana lawmakers reject redistricting plan.
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