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State finances will be top of mind for Alaska lawmakers as the next legislative session starts on Tuesday, Jan. 20. That’s according to Kodiak’s two state representatives, who spoke about that and their other priorities for this session.
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Weekly Wrap
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KMXTOn this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, we hear about how last year went for the kelp industry in Alaska, the Alaska Groundfish Data Bank in Kodiak is winding down operations, our colleagues at KUCB cover changes in the workforce employed by seafood processors, and the Kodiak Island Borough School District's board of education has narrowed its search for its next superintendent to three finalists.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's episode with host Davis Hovey, Toby Sullivan joins us to recap how 2025 went for the Kodiak Maritime Museum and the latest in the non-profit's search for a physical building to host exhibits.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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(KCAW file photo)This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KUCB's Maggie Nelson reports that a major pollock processor will employ fewer foreign workers, KCAW's Katherine Rose says the Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery is a go (if anyone goes) and the Alaska Groundfish Data Bank is closing up shop, according to KMXT's Davis Hovey.
Alaska News
- Democrats say Peltola can win Alaska’s U.S. Senate seat. Really, though?
- Alaska lawmakers return to Juneau on Tuesday. Here's what to expect.
- Alaska's first on-site addiction treatment for those who overdose launches with pilot programs
- Alaska kicks off billion-dollar effort to ‘transform’ rural health care
- New country, new language and… a new sport? Teens at East High embrace skiing
- Alaska Appeals Court takes up American Samoa-born woman’s voter misconduct case
- Residents in avalanche zones return home after Juneau clears last evacuation advisory
- Anchorage's 45 outdoor deaths in 2025 fewer than record years but still high historically
- Murkowski wants to reassure Denmark, but it's not clear Congress is with her
- The freshmen: Two new Mat-Su Republicans prepare for their first session
NPR National News
- The divorce between the U.S. and WHO is final this week. Or is it?
- Trump's Board of Peace has several invited leaders trying to figure out how it'll work
- Researchers find Antarctic penguin breeding is heating up sooner
- As Trump dismantles the existing world order, his version is still taking shape
- Medicaid has a new way to pay for costly sickle cell treatment: Only if it works
- Less personnel drama but still sky-high turnover one year into Trump's new term
- Gretchen Whitmer says it's not 'paranoia' to fear Trump using homeland security personnel in elections
- Wall Street-backed landlords a target for both Trump and Democrats
- Polyester clothing has been causing a stir online. But how valid are the concerns?
- Trump promised to cut energy bills in half. One year later, has he delivered?