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Kenai schedules a special election for April. Gov. Mike Dunleavy proposes a temporary statewide sales tax. Plus, two school districts sue the state over what they say is inadequate education funding.

The Soldotna City Council prepares to vote on a pair of zoning ordinances that target its riverfront redevelopment project. Alaska lawmakers revive a bill that would boost revenue the state gets from corporate income taxes. Plus, a bill barring law enforcement from wearing face masks on duty gets a chilly reception in committee.

On today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re joined by Seward City Manager Kat Sorensen to talk about what’s going on the eastern Kenai Peninsula.

The Iditarod Sled Dog race will follow its traditional route this year. Plus, a man sues the Alaska Department of Corrections after his son dies in custody.

The Alaska House of Representatives passes a bill tightening residency requirements for hunting and fishing licenses. Plus, Soldotna protestors condemn federal immigration operations.

One month into an election year, Alaska's congressional races are already getting expensive. Plus, a Kenai charter school will welcome high schoolers this fall.

On today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re airing a talk by Robin West, a retired biologist and 14-year manager of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge about a solo canoe trip he took on the Yukon River.

Soldotna will hold a library card design contest. Gubernatorial vetoes leave Alaska's construction industry on edge. Plus, the youngest member of a Bethel mushing family starts up the sport this season.

A Utah man pleads guilty to second degree murder in the case of a Homer woman who went missing in 2019. The City of Kenai is sunsetting it's Harbor Commission. Alaska has a new federal judge. And, Homer's Porcupine Theater celebrates an anniversary.

Kenai Aviation ceases operations, effective Monday. Peninsula property owners need to reapply for the Kenai Peninsula Borough's residential tax exemption. Plus, Alaska House Speaker Bryce Edgmon reflects on how the response to devastating storms in Western Alaska reflect how the state handle's the impacts of climate change.