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    Dan Bross and Rick Thoman talk about the factors which affect snowmelt timing, and the status of this spring's snowpack.
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    Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bipartisan election reform bill Thursday, setting up a contentious override vote in the coming days. // State House lawmakers rolled out a new draft of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposal cutting taxes for the Alaska LNG project on Monday. // A confidential informant is suing the state public safety department, Alaska State Troopers and the A&E Television Network for compromising her safety by filming an arrest without her consent. // The online marketplace Etsy plans to ban products made out of fur as well as threatened or endangered animals. Some Alaska Native artists say they’re frustrated with the decision. // Sen. Lisa Murkowski says it’s time for Congress to assert its authority over the war against Iran. // A national nonprofit is appealing the dismissal of a federal lawsuit against the Alaska Office of Children’s Services.
  • The City of Fairbanks took another step toward selling the former site of the Polaris Building, and the Bureau of Land Management will convey more than 1,000 acres of land to an Alaska Native Corporation that intends to mine it.
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    The corporation is working with a Canadian Mining company to start a large exploration drilling project on the land this year.
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    Four Alaskans appointed to serve on state boards and commissions recently resigned ahead of a legislative confirmation vote expected next week. // Alaska-based telecommunications company GCI announced plans to acquire Quintillion in a $310 million deal. // Scientists have identified the mysterious golden orb found at the bottom of the Gulf of Alaska in 2023.
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    The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly voted 7-2 Friday to rename Pioneer Park, favoring the former name, "Alaskaland."
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    Supporters are doubtful it’ll pass this year, but they’re hoping to generate more conversation about how the program could help Alaska veterans.
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    It’s out with the old, and in with the … old. The name for Pioneer Park is going back to “Alaskaland.” // A pair of bills in the Alaska legislature seeks to create a statewide sentencing program specifically for military veterans. // Here’s a closer look at fundraising in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race. // A bill that would reinstate a pension system for state and local government employees is on the verge of a state Senate vote.
  • Dan Bross and Rick Thoman talk about warmer weather and the start of birch sap season.
  • National Democrats are investing in Alaska’s U.S. House race, hoping to unseat Congressman Nick Begich. // An influx of federal funding may help Alaska join an effort by other states to prioritize preventative health care to make people healthier and save money. // The Alaska House has advanced a bill Wednesday that aims to address a lack of oversight for minors undergoing treatment at psychiatric facilities in the state. // The Alaska Aerospace Corporation will work with an Israeli company to launch more payloads into space, possibly at the UAF’s Poker Flat Research Range. // Authorities have charged a man from the village of Central with assault for allegedly shooting a woman in the leg during a domestic dispute.
  • Dan Bross and National Weather Service hydrologist Heather Best talk about current and expected weather and what it could mean for river breakup severity.
  • The Alaska Senate Finance Committee released its first revision of the state’s operating budget Wednesday that includes a $1,000 Permanent Fund dividend. // Railroad projects in the Interior and Southcentral Alaska got a show of support Wednesday from Alaska lawmakers. // Civil rights advocates are suing the Dunleavy administration for its decision last year to hand over confidential voter data to the federal government. // The Trump administration is proposing steep cuts to the National Park Service. // An oil and gas lease sale is scheduled for June in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.