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Amidst a budget crisis University of Alaska leaders propose campus mergers. And, Oil company BP shares a digital program it uses to track worker health. Plus: an ecologist tries to crowd source information about fungi.

The loss of high paying oil industry jobs has economic impacts that ripple throughout the state’s economy. From industry support service jobs to engineering firms and even the local coffee shop, further job losses are not only possible, but likely. How are Alaskans dealing with these cuts and how much might industry job loss affect the broader economy? Download Audio

KSKA: Wednesday, May 04 @ 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm Many Alaska Natives live in urban areas far from the places at the core of Native cultures-- the rural communities with open lands, fish and wildlife. On the next Hometown Alaska we'll talk about the Alaska Native identity here in Anchorage-- corporate, tribal, traditional and modern. DOWNLOAD AUDIO

Vice President Mike Pence visits JBER, emphasizes missile defense; China seeks bigger role in Arctic; Alaska Sen. Dennis Egan won’t seek re-election; Legislators hope to fix uncertainty plaguing school budgets this session; Alaska’s only tribal college now offering bachelor’s degree in business; Sitka sewer emergency required “all hands on deck”; Yukon Quest: Allen Moore maintains lead at Eagle; New research illuminates “bear necessity” in Alaska’s berry patches Listen now

Last Friday over 100 Alaskans gathered in the Hilton’s Chart Room for a report on Institute of the North’s Norway Policy Tour. In August 2011, 45 people, including 12 Alaskan legislators, traveled around the Scandinavian nation to speak with individuals involved on all levels of Norway’s oil and gas production. Learn more.

Hear how candidates respond to questions about business and the city's economy.

Sunday killing marks 2 dozen Anchorage homicides in 2017; Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority moves to clear Juneau homeless camp; Mental Health Trust leaders resign while organization undergoes special audit; New Pebble advisory committee meets indoors, while mine protesters gather outside; Feds review annual whaling quotas for Alaska Native hunters; How oyster milkshakes and teamwork are getting Alaska’s shellfish safely to market; Ketchikan floods cause some damage, have fish swimming on roads; Scientists look into declining Steller sea lion numbers; Another mine opens close to the Alaska border; How could getting rid of for-profit medical insurance save the country money? Listen now