Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media

Senate passes bill cutting Permanent Fund dividends in half; as Stock cuts non-partisan path, bits of blue show through; unions say pipeline operator risks spill in Prince William Sound; Alaska troopers and FBI agents raid illegal alcohol sellers in Bethel; remains of Kodiak fire victim identified; UAA survey tracks rate of sexual assault, misconduct; energy audits, a possible solution to elevating Southeast electricity costs; looking back on the buyback — activists remember events that protected Kachemak Bay Download Audio

Conference committee passes House oil and gas tax bill, Seaton urges Walker to veto; DOC investigation shows inmate died from drug overdose; new national project focusing on race in schools begins in Anchorage; record rainfall leads to flooding in Anchorage; cruise ship Infinity heads for repairs after crashing into Ketchikan dock; these sailing drones can teach us about life in the Bering Sea; UAF Looking To Expand HAARP Potential;

Gov. Walker declares June 3 as Dutch Harbor Remembrance Day; Senate votes to lower health insurance premium increases for individuals and families; UA Board of Regents approves $909.8M operating budget; man in Wasilla shot by State Troopers after charging at them with a knife; BLM continues work on cleaning debris from North Slope oil drilling; U.S. Senate bill could give five Southeast “landless” Native groups land; Department of Environmental Conservation seeks herbicide for invasive Elodea plant; UAF researchers study effects of wildfires and thawing permafrost on carbon production; numerous fires reported with causes ranging from lightening strikes to human error; Download Audio

One dead and three injured in Kodiak fire; four senators -- including Ellis and Huggins -- won't seek re-election; candidate Sullivan says surprise candidacy followed call to Joe Miller; members of House panel, some begrudgingly, move tax bills; family of man who died in Anchorage jail files wrongful death lawsuit against the state; cooler weather eases burden of Medfra Fire; ferry budget changes, but schedule doesn’t; tires from 87 Merrill Field planes get slashed and vandalized; marine experts seek help finding entangled humpback; snow geese number rise after protective actions; walrus create issues for salmon fishing districts; Snow geese number rise after protective actions; Volunteers work to restore the amphibious plane, the Grumman Goose; Download Audio

Walker says the Legislature must pass his fiscal plan; with budget deal done, oil tax reform remains elusive; ex-Mayor Dan Sullivan challenges Murkowski; Legislature passes two bills aiding children in foster care; Medfra fire spreads rapidly, encompassing over 8,000 acres; State moves toward trial in Sockeye wildfire; pedestrian killed on Seward Highway south of Potter Marsh; Tanana Valley Fisheries Center to be opened early June; Haines transgender teen breaks barriers at state track meet Download Audio

Legislature votes to dip into budget reserve to pass state budget; father, son die in Glacier Bay capsizing; several fires plague Mat-Su over Memorial Day weekend; real winners in pot bonanza? Security companies; despite federal changes, ‘Eskimo’ still in use in Western Alaska; former Wrangell Institute property could see another boarding school; former UAF shooter prepares for his 4th Olympics; Fairbanks' largest care facility to be operated by Greater Community Hospital Foundation; Unalaska ambulance inherited by Chignik Download Audio

In stalemated Legislature, 'Musk Ox' may hold the key; attorneys in Sockeye fire case ask for more time to prepare, granted; Young, Murkowski to do 'double whammy' on energy bill; researchers study economics of permit ownership, loss; Ruby Marine purchases Inland Barge Service as barge season begins; AK: Young 'Bio Blitzers' explore and examine the Arctic environment; 49 Voices: Bret Connor of Anchorage

Insurance Director tells lawmakers individual market could collapse; House bill streamlines children in state custody; bill with $1B for icebreaker advances to Senate; 'spicy' ocean levels could spell trouble for marine mammal hunting; Department of Fish and Game seeks to prevent closing of caribou hunting to outsiders; brown bears draw hundreds to Alaska Peninsula for spendy spring hunt; man charged after using stolen front loader to rob liquor store; Barrow experiences earliest snowmelt on record; Tanana River erosion closes trail, threatens cabins at Big Delta State Historical Park; Seattle's KPLU meets $7M fundraising goal, avoiding sale Download Audio

Alaska corrections officer faces federal drug charges; U.S. Senate passes bill to use $1 billion from Navy budget for polar icebreaker; Walker ally on gas line board resigns to run for state Senate; former ASD Superintendent to lead Minneapolis Public Schools; attorneys grow impatient in Sockeye Fire trial; $200,000 in state funds spent on PR for beer festival; historic agreement gives Kuskokwim tribes say in fish management; pay boost passed for Anchorage fire and police employees; Downtown Anchorage park to see major safety renovations; after bike impales daughter, mother sends public thank you to good Samaritans Download Audio

At special session legislators come up short for new sources of state revenue; Hilcorp faces massive penalties for safety and environmental violations; 'Eskimo' and 'Aleut' scrubbed from 2 U.S. laws yet live on; bear attack survivor: ‘Grace was extended to me’; Haines and Hydaburg receive grant to jumpstart biomass renewable energy projects; observation group launches info hub on Cook Inlet beluga whales; generational differences among Japanese-American families

Lawmakers have rather slow, short first day of special session; cost for day one of special Legislative session: $520,000; BP announces sale of midtown Anchorage building; UAF works to reduce rural energy costs; Yukon king salmon run predicted to be weaker than average this year; Juneau breaks ground on its new homeless housing initiative; leaner ferry budget could lead to selling of ferry Taku; navigating race as a family Download Audio

Person of interest in Gambell woman's disappearance dies by suicide; legislation in motion to grant tribal entities health care facilities; State, Southeast Conference agree to rework ferry system; flights grounded for Obama stop in Alaska; Mat-Su school board selects new superintendent; new tribal court programs aim to reduce recidivism; geologists look at possibility of tsunami-inducing megaquakes; BBAHC on the frontlines against bed bugs in rural Alaska; AK: Palmer, where the bison roam; 49 Voices: Greg Martinez of Anchorage

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

This week we’re hearing from Palmer and Fena Sagoonick. The husband and wife live in 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