KMXT Midday Report

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: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: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:Benny Benson, the designer of Alaska’s state flag, has been recognized with a posthumous, honorary doctorate. A new Alaska law requires all businesses that sell alcohol to post a warning that drinking alcohol can cause breast and colon cancers. And Alaska’s public schools might get a long-sought increase in state funding this year.

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: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.

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.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a closely watched education funding bill yesterday. Police say a kicked-out car window led to a man’s fatal shooting Wednesday night in South Anchorage. And an eruption at Mount Spurr, the closest volcano to Alaska’s population centers, is now less likely, researchers say.