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Alaska delegation gives Trump speech good reviews; EPA funds for Native water projects could disappear under Trump administration; Rabbi of threatened Jewish Center thankful for community support; Alaska lawmakers seek balance between public outcry over crime and national evidence; Mental Health Trust seeks to change laws that limit how they spend money; Anchorage Assembly passes measure to make healthcare pricing more transparent; House Fisheries Comittee holds hearing regarding genetically engineered salmon; Ask a Climatologist: Models hint at El Niño resurgence; Peer teachers make big difference in Service High School special needs classes Listen now

EPA budget cut could slow permits, slash grants; Committee weighs cutting school debt payments; State demands Hilcorp monitor environmental impact of Cook Inlet gas leak; Alaska Jewish community center among bomb-threat targets; Dalton Highway closures remain; Wasilla man dies in snowmachine crash near Talkeetna; New drug bag could help public health officials; Homer City Council votes down 'inclusivity' resolution; Juneau’s electric utility says natural gas not in the plans anymore; Ocean acidification in Southeast, tribal network seeks regional impact; Descendants gather to welcome Chirikof ancestors home Listen now

Lawmakers ideas on budget range from OCS to cuts; Fairbanks police officer won't be charged for fatal summer shooting; Officials readying for Eielson F-35s to spur housing crunch; Juneau to review new affordable housing project; Ask the Energy Desk: Are plastic bag bans better for the environment?; State to hold meetings on evaluation process for controversial water protections; Tribe’s Herring Committee drafts proposals to protect subsistence; Students work to reduce ocean trash, one spork at a time; 'I Am Inuit' goes from Instagram to Anchorage Museum Listen now

Ice in Cook Inlet likely to delay fix to Hilcorp gas leak for weeks; Senate reveals plan to limit budgetary Permanent Fund use; Local advocates push for town hall meetings from Alaska delegation; Industry pushes back against proposed changes to state’s oil tax system; Murkowski says Trump policies on Arctic, climate still unclear; Light on Trump, Sullivan aims for optimism; Fish and Game experiments with new moose counting method; AK: The history of the water fluoride debate in Juneau; 49 Voices: Kokayi Nosakhere of Anchorage Listen now

Spicer says feds likely to boost enforcement of anti-marijuana laws; Alaska sees positive federal signals on individual insurance market; House Science to EPA: drop Pebble Mine veto; Walker wants Trump on board the gasline; Against the odds, proving solar can power Alaska; Alaska Aces hockey team to fold after this season; New Iditarod two-way communication rules for safety, not advantage Listen now

Murkowski looks at Trump, sees resource development; State moves forward on filling attorney general position; Study shows rise in some prenatal exposure to opiates; Carbon monoxide a factor in Soldotna deaths; After uncertainty, Alaska national parks get green light to hire summer staff; Twenty years after the Bethel School shooting; Mt. Edgecumbe High School marks 70th anniversary; Ask a Climatologist: We know it’s bad in the Arctic, what about the Antarctic? Listen now

Several proposals emerge for using Permanent Fund to fix budget; Northern Dynasty rebuts Kerrisdale attack, warns of action to protect investors; Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office hires new director; Alaska board, prompted by suit, proposes new abortion rules; Sullivan urges Board of Game to repeal predator control regulations; Exercise near Deadhorse to test paratroopers' ability to operate in cold; Alaska farmers push for hemp legalization; New taxi regulations will be on April ballot; Most Alaska high school grads unprepared for UA math and English; HAARP schedules first experiments since UAF takeover; Sheet metal apprenticeship organized in rural Alaska; Sitka author’s “Alaskan Laundry” wins statewide award Listen now

University of Alaska to update protocol for sexual assault, harassment cases; 1 dead, 7 in hospital after home carbon monoxide poisoning; St. Lawrence Island assistance centers offer state aid for storm repairs; Brent Sass withdraws mushing team from Iditarod; Juneau Assembly bans homeless from sleeping downtown; Students, teachers and extended absences at the Haines School; Pending EPA cuts lead to new junk cleanups in villages; Tlingit woman to represent Alaska at Miss USA pageant Listen now

Veteran of Alaska campaigns said to be in line for White House job; New York hedge fund slams Northern Dynasty, Pebble Mine in investor report; Legislators hear public testimony on income tax bill; Alaska's gender wage gap among largest in U.S.; Denali wolf protection back before Game Board; Waiting for winter: ice roads mean the North Slope can get to work; AK: Fleeing violence and feeling fearful in a new home; 49 Voices: Zion Phillips of Anchorage Listen now

Rep. Young joins motley cannabis caucus; U.S. House lifts restrictions on predator hunting in Alaska refuges; Walker orders state agencies to pursue grants to fight opioid epidemic; Lobbyist tax gets pushback in Alaska state House; Can home wood pellet boilers go from fringe to mainstream?; Ask a Climatologist: This winter’s alarming record low Arctic sea ice; Yukon Quest rookie mushes in at 7th place; Adventure is the profit: the economics of dog handling Listen now