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After an expedited review, a referendum on Anchorage's new taxi cab regulation will be on the April ballot. The ballot question asks voters if they want to repeal an ordinance that passed last December, creating more than 100 additional taxi permits in the municipality over the next five years. Listen now

The state announced Tuesday (Feb. 21) a new head for the office in charge of regulating alcohol and marijuana. Listen now

Experiments are scheduled through the end of the month at the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program or HAARP facility. It’s the first time science is being conducted at the ionospheric research station in Gakona since the University of Alaska Fairbanks took it over from the Air Force in 2015. Listen now

Northern Dynasty Minerals issued a response Friday (Feb. 17) to a New York hedge fund’s claims that the Pebble project is over-hyped and overvalued. That report drove Northern’s share prices tumbling quickly, but the Vancouver-based mineral exploration company said they are the target of an aggressive activist short selling attempt based on "unsupported speculation." Listen now

Across Alaska, handlers play a pivotal role in competitive mushing. They manage sprawling kennels and help train sled-dogs for competition. It's a system that thrives on an unconventional economic arrangement. Listen now

Rep. Young joins motley cannabis caucus; U.S. House lifts restrictions on predator hunting in Alaska refuges; Walker orders state agencies to pursue grants to fight opioid epidemic; Lobbyist tax gets pushback in Alaska state House; Can home wood pellet boilers go from fringe to mainstream?; Ask a Climatologist: This winter’s alarming record low Arctic sea ice; Yukon Quest rookie mushes in at 7th place; Adventure is the profit: the economics of dog handling Listen now

The top rookie in this year’s Yukon Quest crossed the finish line in Fairbanks yesterday. Katherine Keith of Kotzebue arrived just before noon Wednesday (Feb. 15), with ten dogs to claim Rookie of the Year honors. Keith has run the Iditarod three times, but this was her first Yukon Quest. Listen now

Alaska Congressman Don Young says he’s never smoked marijuana. But Young says he wants to change federal law to help marijuana entrepreneurs do business. The issue has Young joining forces with congressmen of different stripes. Listen now

Hilcorp's leaking gas pipeline in Cook Inlet is drawing concern from environmental groups and state and federal agencies. Listen now

A proposed bill would increase the fee Alaskans pay to the state when they buy studded tires by 1,500 percent. Listen now