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Numerous bills remain up in the air as legislators prepare for special session; do Arctic villages need oil? Point Lay leaders say no; cruise ship towns concerned for financial future due to state budget proposals; Legislature passes bills for Alaska military projects; justice still sought a year after Kavairlook killing; federal grant helps Newtok village relocate due to erosion of Ningliq River; two schoolgirls win contest to name two new ferries Download Audio

Legislature looks to finish budget, but special session is likely; lawmakers take oil tax debate down to the wire; lawmakers move $13M from education to oil & gas tax credits; House slides $19M toward unpopular road project without long-term plan; next interim UAF chancellor will be internal candidate; Denali wolf killed in "no wolf kill buffer zone"; Secretary of Agriculture discusses wildfire season with regional forest officials; satellite used to record sea ice data malfunctions; body of missing man found in Ketchikan identified; after glitch, some Alaska seniors see benefit checks cut to $8; Qawalangin tribe discusses resources for the elderly Download Audio

Despite Walker's objections, Legislature considers dipping into Permanent Fund; same but different: how Alaska and Norway are handling low oil prices; plastics, once America's darling, now foreign villain on Alaska shores; respected elders drown In Yukon River near Marshall; Anchorage man mauled by a bear near Yakutat; murder investigation underway at Excursion Inlet; Trump campaign reveals list of Alaska Republican co-chairs and supporters; why Eagle River 8th graders say they want more police Download Audio

Passage of state fiscal budget held up by Legislature; Senate adopts austere capital budget; Kangas: Guilty of first-degree murder of two police officers; Alaska Dems plan to fight for Sanders at DNC; feds may finally sell Anchorage lot where Archives never went; older Alaskans to feel budget axe; Tyonek Corporation expands aircraft maintenance, cyber warfare wing; Alaska Dispatch News drops Associated Press Download Audio

Senate votes to overhaul AK criminal justice system; Alaska Democrats prepare to send delegates to national convention; teenage delegate prepares for Alaska Democratic Convention; University considering accreditation change in face of budget gap; Walker seeks more state input on oil and tax incentives; for Exxon, Point Thomson is down payment on North Slope gas line; hot, dry conditions have Alaska fire pros on alert; AK: Food trucks forging way into Anchorage downtown dining scene; 49 Voices: Palmer and Fena Sagoonick of Shaktoolik Download Audio

Susan Carney to replace Justice Fabe on the AK Supreme Court; floor debate set to begin on oil and gas tax bill; legislators turn down request for $7M for rural school; village of Deering suffers flood from nearby river; Kangas trial finishes presentation of evidence; YKHC Opposes Donlin Mine; budget cuts to close Haines, Wrangell public health offices; Tlingit leader remembered for land claims role; Mat-Su school district faces $9 million deficit; herring eggs: A meal some Anchorage residents want to see more of; Deadliest Catch alum seeks to write book on Unalaskan experiences Download Audio

Myron Naneng Resigns As AVCP President/CEO; jurors hear audio, Trooper investigator testimony in Kangas murder trial; representative, lobbyist argue whether ending tax credits is a money grab; Alaskan storyteller charged with sexual abuse of a minor; Bank threatens to sue the state for $28M over LIO move; Veterans Affairs administrator meets with Alaska vets; one couple, two tales of immigration; Alaska Board of Fisheries looks to restructure how proposals are vetted; Hydaburg to enhance POW wolf study Download Audio

Jury begins to hear case involving the death of two State Troopers in Fairbanks; House Rules Committee holds hearing on oil and gas taxes, first in over three weeks; Shell forfeits Arctic leases once worth $2b; a wrench and a spark shut down TAPS for nine hours; Canadian-based company buys Icicle Seafoods after a year on the market; Sealaska back in seafood business; salmon acceleration up Copper River may be due to early breakup; Walker to name new Supreme Court Justice within the week; Crown Princess makes unexpected stop in Juneau; Palmer meat plant up for sale Download Audio

New bill seeks to insure families of deceased law enforcement and firefighters; Alaska House approves restrictions on sex ed in schools; walrus hauling out at new Bristol Bay spot north of Ugashik; two marine mammal specialists conduct Kodiak’s first whale survey of 2016; US will not support ban on international trade of polar bear products; complications arise in translating ballots to Yu'pik; Tarmac meet & greet for Saab 2000; Fishermen’s Memorial seeks new home Download Audio

House to continue Medicaid legal challenge; Era Helicopters identifies pilot of crash; Girdwood considering Trooper offer; Hilcorp facing penalties; fish board won't be cut further; study assessing wolf sightings; Healy cabin program wins national attention; dock upgrades could affect Skagway ferry service; AK: Aleknagik artist; 49 Voices: Tim Pominville of Eagle River

Pilot injured in helo crash; House to vote on criminal justice overhaul; Cook Inlet gets no drilling bids; firefighters contain Sunrise wildfire; Walker unveils tribal advisory council; a special report on two rural schools; solar to help power NW Arctic; Avant Garde arctic art visits ANC; borough takes action on polluting hydronic heaters

Legislature making little public progress; education bill dies in House; educators debate rural school challenges; NTSB says plane hit eagle before crashing; wildfire spotted near Wasilla; Sitka property hit by landslide taxable; liquor store opens in Sitka; researchers assessing ash over Kodiak

Legislature OKs funds for Wells Fargo building; Paramo selected new ASD superintendent; Mat-Su looking for new superintendent; UAS prof in fair condition after bear mauling; Juneau Assembly Oks new pot rules; warming ocean temps raise concerns over shellfish poisoning; couple finds creative solution to Juneau housing shortage; tribal organization wants to expand programs; researchers want to expand roe markets

Moda Health leaving AK individual health market; Legislature making slow progress on criminal bill; new GOP chair calls for unity, but fault lines still show; jury selection starts in Kangas trial; AK floats new rules for pot; Quintillion continues work on cable project; fog delays Bethel liquor store opening; education innovation enthusiast touring AK

Impending crime bill looms as Legislature moves to temporary building; Juneau PD: Intoxicated driver rams Governor’s Mansion; Iditarod Committee: Beals will not compete in 2017 race following domestic violence charges; Fairbanks Republicans fight to become delegates; drug enforcement discussed at Mat-Su public hearing; ice jam on the Yukon releases; troopers investigate 2 caribou wanton waste cases; Bethel prepares for first liquor store in 4 decades; AK: With the 'Little a Triathlon', a father grieves and gives; 49 Voices: Jenna Holcomb of Anchorage Download Audio