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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Sen. Lisa Murkowski was one of only four Republicans to vote for a national security bill that was rejected yesterday. Former Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux, accused of misconduct during the 2018 primary and general elections, will face trial starting July 22. And a fire broke out at Sand Point’s Peter Pan Seafood facility yesterday morning.

Photo: Both the warehouse and nearby stock room were involved in the fire, according to a press release from Peter Pan. The company said there were no injuries.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A former firefighter who sued the Kenai Peninsula Borough last year settled out of court with the borough.
A legislator from Big Lake has a vision of an Alaska Port Authority. And the Anchorage School Board presented a budget that would cut nearly 100 full-time positions.

Photo: The seven-member Anchorage School Board is the governing body for the Anchorage School District.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Advocates call for more education funding locally, and state wide. Lieutenant Governor Dahlstrom's US House campaign is funded mostly by outside PACs. And Governor Dunleavy wants to eliminate the state board that oversees the nation's biggest state park.

Photo: Lake Kulik, in the Wood Tikchik State Park.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska is a motherlode of characters, and Lulu Small is one of them. Tribes have submitted evidence to the Canadian government that they hope will give them a voice in transboundary mining discussions. And a condo developer in Juneau borrowed money from the city’s affordable housing fund, but is not offering affordable housing.

Photo: LuLu Small performs at the Watering Hole at the Alaska State Fair.
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On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines:  The Alaska Senate passed a bill yesterday to create a new pension plan for state and local government employees. Alaska’s largest utility voiced support for a bill that would step up the use of renewable energy. And a Petersburg-based Lingit actor is featured in the HBO crime drama, True Detective.

Photo: Senate Majority Leader Cathy Giessel, R-Anchorage, speaks in favor of Senate Bill 88 on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, on the floor of the Alaska Senate. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines The Governor's State of the State praises mining and charter schools. Protesters in Juneau call for increased education funding. And a revamped public employee retirement plan will be getting a hard look by the Senate next week.

Photo: Protestors hold a banner calling for an increase in the base student allocation, a key part of the state’s education funding formula, during a rally at the Alaska State Capitol on Jan. 29, 2024. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media)

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A controversial deal to develop residential lots in Girdwood is back. The State House is holding hearings on a bill that Governor Mike Dunleavy claims could generate billions of dollars in revenue for the state. And rural Alaska communities will need more than $4 billion over the next 50 years to address the impacts of climate change on local infrastructure.

Photo: A “Halt Holtan Hills!” sign sits in the window of a small business at the Girdwood Station Mall on Jan. 5, 2023. (Jeremy Hsieh/Alaska Public Media)

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Congresswoman Mary Peltola was in Alaska to kick off her reelection campaign. Lawmakers are considering a measure that would tighten residency requirements for Alaska hunting and fishing licenses. And mushers pushed through 30-below temperatures to finish the 45th running of the Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race.

Photo: Pete Kaiser celebrates his eighth Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race victory with his dogs in Bethel, Alaska on January 28th, 2024.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines:  The war in Ukraine has resulted in the loss of Russian input to an international Arctic monitoring project. The leadership of the Anchorage Economic Development Corp. is advocating for the creation of a new 3% city sales tax. And the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium is calling on Congress to streamline federal response to climate change.

Photos: Residents flee in the village of Newtok, on the front lines of climate change.

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A wave of cold weather across Alaska has brought subzero temperatures and higher demand for homeless shelters. The Alaska House of Representatives’ Republican-led majority caucus unveiled and quickly advanced a package of education reforms last week. And The Feast of Theophany is one of three major Orthodox Christian celebrations, along with Christmas and Easter.

Photo: Fr. Michael Trefon Jr. leads a service for Russian Orthodox Epiphany on Jan. 19, 2024 at St. Sophia Orthodox Church in Bethel, Alaska. The Epiphany is a Russian Orthodox holiday that commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the river Jordan.