KFSK Midday Magazine

Southeast Alaska's largest tribal government is reducing the number of representatives from communities outside the region; school district leaders from around the state react to Gov. Mike Dunleavy's veto; and Petersburg assembly members will continue considering a potential new zoning overlay tonight.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a closely watched education bill yesterday; Wrangell schools are cutting teaching positions due to a budget deficit; and young dancers in Petersburg are performing as villains for their spring recital this weekend.

The Alaska House of Representatives passed its version of the state operating budget yesterday; the future is grim for a federal program that supports rural Alaska schools; and Alaska organizations that provide weather and environmental information to mariners and subsistence hunters are bracing for reduced funding.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski worries new tariffs will hurt Alaska's biggest industries; Gov. Mike Dunleavy's administration released a long-delayed study on state worker salaries; and a University of Alaska grad is among international students the Trump Administration is forcing out of the country.

Over 4,000 cruise ship passengers arrived in Juneau yesterday; a composer writes an original piece of music for a middle school concert in Anchorage; and the Alaska Legislature passed a stripped-down version of a bill that would boost per-student funding for schools if Gov. Mike Dunleavy doesn't veto it.

The cruise ship season is starting in Juneau today while tariffs and federal firings bring uncertainty to the city's tourism industry; microplastics appear to be ubiquitous in spotted seals harvested in Alaska's most remote waters; and two Anchorage teens are trying to encourage more young people to get involved with philanthropy.

Starting May 7th every air traveler over age 18 will need a REAL ID to board a flight in the US; Tlinget Linguist James Crippen talks about his efforts to document the Tlinget Language;Long-time vet Burgess Bauder in Sitka retired this year after providing years of free vet care.

Juneau Assembly passes a resolution urging Alaska Delegation to oppose cuts to federal agencies; Bills moving through the Alaska Legislature are intended to streamline prior authorizations for medical services and exempt small businesses from providing sick leave to employees; A report last week says the Red Chris Mine in the Stikine Watershed in British Columbia is leaching heavy metals; The lone produce stocker at Skagway's grocery store is moving on after eight years

Good Samaritans rescue a man from the chilly waters of Wrangell Narrows Monday Night; A 5th Cruise ship dock approved for Juneau by the Assembly; Cuts to the Department and Health and Hum,an Services threaten services provided to the elderly and the disabled population in Alaska; rents in Alaska have stabilized

Local rally of about 100 people to protest Trump Administration policies on Saturday; Alaska Humanities Forum faces major cuts when National Endowment for Humanities Budget is slashed; Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center will have some help with visitors from Cultural Ambassadors which is a new program started by Central Council of Tlinget and Haida; The 8th Annual Traditional Games were held in Juneau last weekend