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The Kodiak Island Borough School District is offering a new incentive to retain its temporary international teachers. This is after the Trump administration priced the district out of international recruiting last year through a massive visa fee hike. Now the district wants to sponsor these teachers to get green cards – permanent legal residency – for about $10,000 each.
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Weekly Wrap
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KMXTOn this week's episode with host Katherine Irving, Kodiak's police chief has thrown his name into the ring to be the next city manager, a potential marine heatwave could combine with an El Niño event this summer, two licenses to serve beer and wine in Kodiak have come available, and a Kodiak hatchery embarks on a mission to rehabilitate the Karluk king salmon.
Talk of the Rock
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On this week's show with host Davis Hovey, we go over the schedule, some of the vendors and the new features at this year's Crabfest with staff from the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce. Opening day is Thursday, May 21, at noon. More information and the full schedule of events can be found online at kodiakcrabfest.com.
Alaska Fisheries Report
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(Alaska Department of Fish and Game)This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: KMXT's Katherine Irving reports on a new hatchery and ongoing restrictions for fishermen meant to help the rehabilitation of Kodiak king salmon, and KTOO's Alix Soliman on a mine in British Columbia that has Southeast Alaskans worried about their salmon.
Alaska News
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- Alaska’s oldest original lighthouse will soon open to the public for the first time
- Snag with Seward cruise dock reroutes ships to Whittier
- Trump wants a more loyal Senate. Murkowski says he’s sabotaging that.
- Anchorage Assembly considers public safety advisory commission reboot
- Alaska House weighs negotiated compromise cutting taxes for Alaska LNG project
- Legislature looks to add workforce housing to Alaska development agency’s priority list
- Murkowski votes with Dems to end war — but she’s open to paying for it
- First oil from Pikka 'imminent,' as developer hails biggest North Slope project in decades
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