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A bill from Gov. Mike Dunleavy that aims to incentivize development of the Alaska LNG Project gets its first legislative hearing. March Madness attendees in Anchorage raise awareness about a missing Shaktoolik teen. Plus, the North Slope community of Kaktovik seeks to revive polar bear tourism. -
Ashlyn O'Hara/KDLLSchool district officials spoke to attendees at the school for the third of four public meetings the district is holding at schools the board is proposing to close to save money.
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Earlier this month, the board built three budget scenarios that assume different levels of funding from the Kenai Peninsula Borough. The borough is consistently the district’s second largest source of income, behind the state. -
The Alaska Board of Fisheries approves major changes to the state's management plan for Upper Cook Inlet's commercial driftnet salmon fishery. Plus, a bipartisan elections bill passes the Alaska Legislature. -
On today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re joined by three big players in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s ongoing contract negotiations. -
More than a third of Homer Electric Association members lose power after a snowmachine clips one of the utility’s wires. A U.S. Supreme Court decision could impact voting in Alaska. Plus, Kenai Peninsula school board members continue to hash out a spending plan for the upcoming school year.
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Dunleavy spoke with KDLL one-on-one the day the legislation was introduced. -
The more-than-50-year-old road branches off from the Kenai Spur Highway and ends at Wildwood Correctional Complex in North Kenai. Its pothole-addled pavement has long plagued the city. -
Gov. Mike Dunleavy talks KDLL through his new bill to alleviate the property tax burden on the proposed Alaska LNG Project. Plus, after the One Big Beautiful Bill Act left tens of thousands of Alaska without healthcare, an Alaska Public Media reporter looks for affordable healthcare for those without insurance.
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The State of Alaska will help fix the so-called worst road in Kenai. Plus, school districts around Alaska struggle to make ends meet despite a per-student funding bump from state lawmakers last year.
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In practice, Tammy Goggia-Cockrell says that would not change much operationally. She coordinates the center and would become the new department’s director if the proposal passes. -
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly considers creating a new department. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski is the lone Republican to oppose opening debate on an elections bill favored by President Donald Trump. Plus, a bill that aims to protect Alaskans from so-called "forever chemicals" in drinking water gets its first committee hearing in Juneau.
