On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The Alaska Legislature passed a joint resolution last week urging lawmakers in D.C. to extend enhanced health insurance premium subsidies. A group of Alaska legislators have set this year’s Permanent Fund dividend at $1,000. And Governor Mike Dunleavy has vetoed a bill that would have boosted long-term funding for Alaska’s public schools.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development failed a test that allows it to include millions of federal dollars toward its contribution to education funding. The Trump administration’s 2026 budget proposal calls for the elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts, which provides funding to art institutions nationwide. And Anchorage police have identified a man officers shot and killed earlier this week.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:A bill that would limit state politicians’ ability to accept campaign donations is nearing a final vote in the Alaska Legislature. State lawmakers have less than a week left in the 121-day legislative session. And the Committee for Safe Communities is dropping its lawsuit against AKDOT that sought to stop the ore haul from Manh Choh to Fort Knox

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Lawmakers rejected two of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s nominees for state boards and commissions in a joint session of the state House and Senate yesterday. Work requirements proposed in Congress could kick thousands off Alaskans off Medicaid. And a state judge has issued a temporary restraining order halting a controversial predator control program.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Alaska officials who help resettle immigrants say they are facing a lot of uncertainty amid the Trump administration's crackdown on legal and illegal immigration. A third Republican candidate has joined the 2026 campaign for Alaska governor. And contractors are nearing completion of a fourth missile field at Fort Greely that will increase the number of interceptor missile silos there to 62.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Alaska has a shortage of residential programs for people experiencing mental health crises. The Trump administration has started cancelling grants to tribal libraries across And Gov. Mike Dunleavy says he’s ordering a freeze on most state hiring, out-of-state travel and new regulations as oil prices tumble.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:A Sterling woman recently placed first in a duathlon in Hawaii. The next season of the PBS KIDS show “Molly of Denali” will be the last for the foreseeable future. And an exhibit on Native boarding schools will officially open at the Alaska Native Heritage Center.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Gov. Mike Dunleavy is once again threatening to veto a compromise bill legislators hammered out to boost funding for the state’s public schools. The Indigenous language of the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands is at risk of aging out. And Alaskans sound off about President Trumps first 100 days.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The Alaska Senate approved its version of the state budget yesterday. Libraries in Alaska may no longer be able to request books from out of state, or mail books and other media to Alaskans who don’t live near a library. And the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has announced that it will defund a program that catalogs sea ice data.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Monday was Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. The Alaska House is scheduled to vote today on a change to corporate income taxes that could raise millions of dollars for the state. Anchorage officials are moving forward with a plan to free up space at the landfill by burning trash, and harnessing that power into electricity for the city.