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Congress has defunded public broadcasting. Murkowski explores what’s next for Alaska stations.
The fate of Alaska’s smaller public radio stations is in doubt after Congress passed a bill to defund the Corporation for ...
Alaska is the most earthquake-prone state. Here is why Wednesday’s earthquake was notable
Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of ...
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Public broadcasters in Alaska face a convergence of crises
Public broadcasters in Alaska are getting help from financial assistance programs due to the pandemic but still face an uncertain future amid the state’s long-standing fiscal challenges. Last year, ...
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Expiration date looms for legal deal defining trans-Alaska pipeline tax value
The value of the system matters because it helps determine the amount of property taxes the pipeline's owners must pay to the ...
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Opinion: You can’t hold funding for Alaska public education hostage and expect it to improve
In the fall of 2019, Tom Begich and I sat in the Atwood Building lobby, waiting to meet with Gov. Mike Dunleavy. That meeting ...
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Public radio facing cuts as Congress moves to pull back funding
KTOO could lose one-third of its budget if the House passes a bill cutting funding for the Corporation of Public Broadcasting ...
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Alaska Public Media to expand reach through acquisition of TV station ...
Alaska Public Media plans to expand its television broadcast service of south Anchorage through a proposed acquisition of KTVA from Alaska-based service provider GCI Communication Corp. The ...
Alaska public media stations warn of dangers as US Senate prepares to vote on funding clawback
More than $15 million in annual federal funding for Alaska's 27 public media stations is at stake as the U.S. Senate this week is set to take up a Trump administration request to claw back federal ...