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On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Alaska has a shortage of residential programs for people experiencing mental health crises. The Trump administration has started cancelling grants to tribal libraries across And Gov. Mike Dunleavy says he’s ordering a freeze on most state hiring, out-of-state travel and new regulations as oil prices tumble.

Photo: The Klukwan Library has reduced its hours from 35 to four and cancelled all future events amid federal funding cuts. (Photo courtesy of Jamie Katzeek)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

A Sterling woman recently placed first in a duathlon in Hawaii. The next season of the PBS KIDS show “Molly of Denali” will be the last for the foreseeable future. And an exhibit on Native boarding schools will officially open at the Alaska Native Heritage Center.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Gov. Mike Dunleavy is once again threatening to veto a compromise bill legislators hammered out to boost funding for the state’s public schools. The Indigenous language of the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands is at risk of aging out. And Alaskans sound off about President Trumps first 100 days.

Photo: Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to reporters during a news conference on April 17, 2025. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

The Alaska Senate approved its version of the state budget yesterday. Libraries in Alaska may no longer be able to request books from out of state, or mail books and other media to Alaskans who don’t live near a library. And the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has announced that it will defund a program that catalogs sea ice data.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Monday was Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. The Alaska House is scheduled to vote today on a change to corporate income taxes that could raise millions of dollars for the state. Anchorage officials are moving forward with a plan to free up space at the landfill by burning trash, and harnessing that power into electricity for the city.

Photo: The facade of the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau on May 22, 2024. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Former Fairbanks Republican state Sen. Click Bishop filed a letter of intent to run for governor. Republicans in the U.S. House are trying to clear hurdles for Alaska oil drilling and mining with a bill that’s written to thwart environmental lawsuits. And a successful program in Anchorage to get homeless people into into housing lacks the housing it needs.

Photo: Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom, at left, and former state Sen. Click Bishop, at right, have each filed letters of intent signaling they will run for governor in 2026.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Alaska’s oldest ferry is too expensive to fix. Alaska has been leading the nation in employment growth since late 2022, mainly due to federal funding. And a proposal that would create and fund tribally run public schools inched closer to reality on Thursday.

Photo: AMHS Ferry Matanuska. (Alaska Marine Highway System)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Petersburg’s police chief is suing his employer, the borough. Funding for child advocacy centers is in doubt. And low oil prices could hinder plans to ramp up production.

Photo: This 2019 aerial photo provided by ConocoPhillips shows an exploratory drilling camp at the proposed site of the Willow oil project on Alaska's North Slope. (ConocoPhillips via AP)

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

Benny Benson, the designer of Alaska’s state flag, has been recognized with a posthumous, honorary doctorate. A new Alaska law requires all businesses that sell alcohol to post a warning that drinking alcohol can cause breast and colon cancers. And Alaska’s public schools might get a long-sought increase in state funding this year.

Photo: A young Benny Benson.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski says Congress needs to reclaim the power of tariff authority from President Donald Trump. A Homer pilot and passenger died Monday in a plane crash near Nanwalek. And the Kuskokwim River is breaking up far quicker than normal.

Photo: Kuskokwim River breakup is seen at the mouth of the Holitna River, a short distance upriver from the community of Sleetmute on April 26, 2025. (Angela Hayden)