On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:

The state Senate will consider a bill meant to increase educational options for Alaska students who are deaf or hard of hearing. The families of three more victims of last year's fatal Bering Air plane crash have sued the regional airline. And the Alaska Department of Transportation has faced intense scrutiny over its plan to build a new ferry terminal between Juneau and Haines.

Photo: An aerial view of Berners Bay, where the state is proposing to build the Cascade Point ferry terminal. (Alix Soliman/KTOO)