Terry Haines

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.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The Alaska House approved its version of the state budget yesterday. President Donald Trump on Friday called on Alaska voters to repeal ranked choice voting. And last week researchers and local experts gathered to share and compare environmental knowledge in Bethel.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska Seaplanes can use new, proprietary approaches and departures to improve flight safety and reliability in cloudy Southeast Alaska. Less than two dozen votes separate two candidates for an Anchorage Assembly seat. And a SWAT team converged on a middle school in Fairbanks for what turned out to be a false report of a shooter.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed a $450 million fast-track budget bill yesterday afternoon. Ukrainians in Alaska have been facing delays in getting their immigration documents renewed. Republican gubernatorial candidate Click Bishop has announced his running mate.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:As sea ice begins to melt across Western Alaska, many are preparing for the fast approaching hunting season. Leaders of the state Senate are throwing cold water on hopes for a super-sized Permanent Fund dividend. And it’s Alaska Folk Festival in Juneau this week.

This week on The Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:KDLL's Ashlyn O'Hara reports that driftnet fishermen in Upper Cook Inlet will be using a new rulebook this season, sport fishermen in Southeast Alaska will have more kings to catch, according to Olivia Rose of KFSK, and Katherine Irving tells of salmon dissection from the studios of KMXT.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The University of Alaska Fairbanks is set to unveil the Interior’s first planetarium. The Anchorage Assembly is set to have three new members. And Juneau’s cold weather emergency shelter is turning into a year-round operation.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Democratic gubernatorial candidate Matt Claman visited Sitka last week. Inuit-soul group Pamyua recently returned to the Cama’i stage – 30 years after its debut at the festival. And metals mining continues to be a prominent economic driver in the state.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The U.S. Supreme Court's arguments on birthright citizens has Native Americans worried about what this means to them. Three of Alaska’s key shipping companies are set to hike rates, as fuel prices skyrocket amid the war with Iran. And the City of Soldotna is looking for new revenue.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A bill that aims to stabilize the school district budgeting process moved out of the House Education Committee Wednesday. Recent controversy over the primary research institute for Alaska Native languages caught the ear of state lawmakers this week. And this year's winter in Fairbanks is one for the record books.