On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:
The Alaska Senate unanimously passed a bill Monday that would pay back past Permanent Fund dividends to Alaskans whose convictions are vacated, reversed or dismissed. A budget proposal that would provide $100 million to shore up schools and state facilities is on its way to a full Senate vote. And Sitka’s local bookstore celebrated its 50th birthday on Saturday.

Photo: Old Harbor Books was bustling with customers on Saturday for the shop’s 50th anniversary. (KCAW/McKenney)