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Brian Weed and Kat in a packraft. (Courtesy Alaska Treasure Hunters)

Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Former climate official says details surrounding his reassignment look “damning” for Trump admin; Alaska Senate set to debate state budget on Thursday; Workplace smoking ban advances; Army Corps defends review process for Pebble Mine; Walker’s bills to swap oil tax credit debt for bond debt making progress; Alaskan educators advocate for increased K-12 funding; Wind storm hits Southeast; Ketchikan clocks biggest gusts; Walker's climate team meeting in Fairbanks for two days; Juneau Empire and Alaska sister papers sold again; Juneau Hidden History ‘docu-follow’, reality TV show premieres this week Listen now

A tree and power lines are down on D-1, D-2 Loop on Ketchikan’s North End following a big wind storm Tuesday afternoon. (Photo courtesy Aimee Shull)

Wind storm hits Southeast; Ketchikan clocks biggest gusts

Ketchikan was warned Tuesday morning to expect a big storm that afternoon, and they weren’t kidding. Weather spotters clocked sustained winds around 70 mph and gusts exceeding 100. Listen now

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Alaskan educators advocate for increased K-12 funding

School administrators, teachers and parents from across the state testified before the House Finance Committee Tuesday in support of increased school funding. Rep. Les Gara’s HB 339 would increase the base student allocation by $100 to $6,030. Listen now

A bald man in a black suit with a white tie talks to two other men (with their backs turned) at a desk.

Chairman ends meeting after move to advance PFD constitutional amendment

Three pieces of legislation were scheduled to receive a hearing Saturday in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Only one received brief consideration, after which Committee Chairman Sen. John Coghill, a North Pole Republican, abruptly ended the hearing early. Listen now

Algo Nuevo April 8, 2018

Here’s the Sunday, April 8th, 2018 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments or music requests for host Dave, send email to algonuevo@alaskapublic.org or post your comment at the bottom of this post.

Rep. Neal Foster responds to a reporter’s question about the legislative session during the House majority press availability on Tuesday. Foster said a long-term plan for the state’s budget or proposing changes to the Alaska Constitution aren’t things the Legislature “must have” this session. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)

Legislature picks up pace, with little time to spare

The Legislature is on track to break the record for fewest bills passed in a year, with only five so far this year compared with the current record-low of 32 last year. Listen now

Night Music: April 7, 2018

Here is the Night Music Playlist with Kirk Waldhaus. All tracks played are listed below in the following format:TitleArtist / Composer (if known or if…

Permafrost researcher Vladimir Romanovsky, pictured in his office at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in April, 2018. On his computer screen is a new map he helped develop showing permafrost scenarios out to 2090. (Ravenna Koenig/ Alaska’s Energy Desk)

New map shows the potential future of permafrost on the North Slope

"We hope that this tool will be useful for engineers who doing some projects in this area, for government thinking about what they should expect, and also for any people who live in Alaska," Vladimir Romanovsky said. Listen now

Map of the Bristol Bay region. The Pebble Deposit location is indicated by the red box. (U.S. EPA)

After pushback, public comment period on Pebble Mine extended

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will take public comment on its initial scoping for an environmental permit through June. Listen now

Some of Abby Slater's Easter bread. (Photo by Victoria Petersen, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage)

Alaska News Nightly: Friday, April 6, 2018

Legislature picks up pace, with little time to spare; After pushback, public comment period on Pebble Mine extended; Killing of 10 Denali wolves sparks debate over increasing protections for the animal; Logan concedes Anchorage mayoral race to Berkowitz as returns come in; Moose stomps on Alaska man's foot after he kicked her; New map shows the potential future of permafrost on the North Slope; U.S. Coast Guard, Juneau police test response capabilities with nuclear scenario; AK: The sweet traditions of Russian Orthodox Easter; 49 Voices: Harold Goode of Kotzebue Listen now

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