On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The U.S. Senate is still working on the Republican megabill containing tax cuts and many of President Trump’s priorities. Fires near Denali have spurred evacuations. And the Australian company seeking to develop a large oil discovery on Alaska’s North Slope might be purchased by a consortium based in Abu Dhabi.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Gov. Mike Dunleavy has vetoed a bill that would have sharply limited payday loans in Alaska. Wildfires have been threatening neighborhoods on the fringes of Fairbanks since late last week. And a mandate to sell millions of acres of public land was struck from the Republican budget reconciliation bill that’s moving through the U.S. Senate.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski spoke out Wednesday against President Trump’s plan to claw back $9.4 billion Congress appropriated for public broadcasting and global health programs. The Bear Creek Fire near Healy is one of the largest and most destructive fires in the state this summer. And military helicopters have been spotted buzzing communities across western Alaska this week.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Cold and rainy weather has slowed wildfires raging in Interior Alaska since late last week. Advocates say proposed changes to the SNAP food assistance program under the the “One Big Beautiful Bill” would create food insecurity in Alaska. And businesses are in the dark about new regulations, shortly before they become law.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The Coalition for Education Equity is preparing to sue the state over what it says is inadequate funding for public schools in Alaska. Around 50 people marched to South Peninsula Hospital in Homer this week to protest proposed federal cuts to Medicaid. And wildfires continue to spread across the interior.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Questions are being asked about dozens of immigration detainees in an Anchorage jail. More than 900 cyclists are set to participate this weekend in an annual cross-border race that starts in Canada and ends in Haines. And Senator Lisa Murkowski has a book out.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Anchorage city officials began clearing the two largest homeless encampments on Tuesday. A section of the Republican megabill pending in the U.S. Senate would require the government to sell some of the public land in Alaska and 10 other states, to build housing. And Skagway is a small town but it celebrates Pride month in a big way.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:A section of the Republican megabill pending in the U.S. Senate would require the government to sell some of the public land in Alaska and 10 other states, to build housing. Transportation officials say $600M in federal funding is at risk due to unmet state grant match requirements. And a new federal report says the group overseeing the 800-mile Trans-Alaska Pipeline System needs to update its operations.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:This year’s fire season roared to life last week with Red Flag warnings in effect around the state. An eagle made an unexpected visit to a Petersburg home earlier this month. And Pilgrim Hot Springs is growing!

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Smoke from blazes in Canada poured over the Canadian border into eastern Alaska this weekend. Researchers say for the first time, they’ve linked seal deaths in the Bering Sea to the same toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning. And the National Weather Service issued its first-ever heat advisory for Alaska last week.