KDLL Evening Newscast

Evening News — May 7, 2026

By Ashlyn O'Hara

Published May 8, 2026 at 10:21 AM AKDT

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Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly members pledge to give K-12 schools at least as much money as the district got last year. The State House passes a capital budget. Plus, Gov. Mike Dunleavy urges action on his proposed tax break for the developer of the Alaska LNG Project.

KDLL Evening Newscast

Ashlyn O'Hara

Prior to joining KDLL's news team in May 2024, O'Hara spent nearly four years reporting for the Peninsula Clarion in Kenai. Before that, she was a freelance reporter for The New York Times, a statehouse reporter for the Columbia Missourian and a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism. You can reach her at aohara@kdll.org

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