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The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly killed a proposed marijuana tax last week on Aug. 6. That means consumers will not have to pay a 3% sales tax on retail purchases of flower, concentrates, edibles and other related products for the foreseeable future.
University of Alaska Anchorage's Kodiak College
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Weekly Wrap
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KMXTOn this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, Kodiak College announces its next director, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin stops in Kodiak, KMXT staff sit down with House District 5 candidate Kathy Simpler and gubernatorial candidate Bill Walker, shellfish around Kodiak test positive for toxins responsible for Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning, the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly fails to pass a new sales tax on cannabis, and beavers cause havoc on Saltery Cove Road.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's Talk of the Rock, host Jared Griffin discusses the upcoming performing arts season with Molly Miller, executive director of the Kodiak Arts Council, and Pam Foreman and Kristina Van Hoogmoed with Fairwind Players.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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(KCAW/McKenney)On this week's Alaska Fisheries Report with host Terry Haines: Katie Reuther of KUCB reports on the golden king crab season, KFSK's Taylor Heckart on the Southeast Dungeness crab season, KRBD's Sydney Dauphinais on improvements to the Metlakatla Indian Tribe's salmon hatchery, and KCAW's Hope McKenney on a popular source of sockeye salmon for Sitkans-Redoubt.
Alaska News
- Independent Meda DeWitt says Alaska needs a governor who thinks long-term
- Republican governor candidate Bernadette Wilson says she’s frustrated Alaska is ‘stagnant’
- Former Alaska Gov. Bill Walker wants to boost development, stabilize finances and pay a dividend
- Alaska woman in surrogacy dispute gives birth in Texas
- Super PACs try to game Alaska’s open primary for U.S. Senate by elevating political unknowns
- State announces $4.5M in funding for Alaska health projects
- Republican Matt Heilala, first-time candidate, says Alaska needs an outsider as governor
- State Senate candidate Louise Stutes agrees to settle campaign finance violations
- Republican gubernatorial candidate Click Bishop says he's focused on Railbelt energy crunch
- Alaska’s delisting of voters may violate federal law, Legislature’s legal advisor says
NPR National News
- She told no one about her agony except ChatGPT. What her death reveals about AI risks
- Many recent grads say AI is making it harder to get a job. Economists aren't so sure
- This crowded Republican primary in Florida has drawn a unique cast of candidates
- A dispute about fact vs. fiction at the trial over Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing
- Palestinian American returns to his West Bank home, under siege by Israeli settlers
- Part of a key firearms law lapsed following a federal court decision. What happens now?
- Former federal prosecutor is suing DOJ for 'unlawful and retaliatory' firing
- Democratic Rep. Jimmy Gomez being investigated over sexual misconduct allegations
- In 'Etna,' a canine narrator delivers a poignant anti-war message
- DHS defends investigating agency critics and giving them warning notices