Terry Haines

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski says Congress needs to reclaim the power of tariff authority from President Donald Trump. A Homer pilot and passenger died Monday in a plane crash near Nanwalek. And the Kuskokwim River is breaking up far quicker than normal.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The Native Youth Olympic Games wrapped up in Anchorage on Saturday. The Alaska Senate has passed a bill that would substantially boost long-term funding for public schools. And the Trump administration is reversing the termination of international student records.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The Trump administration is planning an Alaska summit with leaders from Japan and South Korea in early June. Scientists say the Trump administration's planned cuts would devastate climate research in Alaska. And Ketchikan band Dude Mtn headlined shows at the Alaska Folk Festival, and set records.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: A recent University of Alaska graduate is suing the federal government after his foreign student status was revoked by the Trump administration. The Alaska Senate is planning to vote soon on a new education funding bill, even as Gov. Dunleavy says he opposes it. And Canada is affirming the importance of cross-border relationships – while also pushing back against Trump’s global trade war.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:At the University of Alaska Southeast they are trying to balance upholding the university’s values with maintaining federal funding. After the Governor's veto, what next for school funding? And REAL ID could be a real problem for rural residents.

This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:KMXT's Davis Hovey reports that Alaska's Fish and Game Commissioner is in favor of a bill that would allow finfish farming, Hunter Morrison of KDLL on Cook Inletkeeper's plan to use habitat mapping to preserve salmon habitat, and the commercial fishing industry is worried about cuts to NOAA, according to KUCB's Theo Greenly.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines: Alaska lawmakers failed to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of a $1,000 boost to basic per-student funding for public schools. In Juneau, babies can start learning to swim as young as six months. And the Alaska Supreme Court's says that the state can confiscate a Fairbanks pilot's plane for attempting to transport a six pack to a dry village.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Protesters visited Alaska Congressman Nick Begich’s Anchorage office Monday to object to a plan he voted for that would cut Medicaid. Some federal workers in Juneau were fired again this month after the Supreme Court declined to reverse the Trump administration's efforts to shrink the federal workforce. And Alaska's Governor has ruffled feathers in China.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Gov. Mike Dunleavy has proposed a smaller funding and policy package for schools than the bill he vetoed. In the same week the Port of Nome took a potential $10 million hit in state funding, leaders from across the country met to discuss the future of the western Alaska hub. And short-term tenants on land designated for Sitka’s new public boatyard are going to have to vacate by the end of the summer.

This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines:KUCB's Andy Lusk contributes a story on the winding down of pollock's "B' season, as uncertainty clouds the waters, plus Dr. Bob Foy!