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Former Kenai Peninsula Assembly President Brent Johnson is taking another run at the House District 6 seat in the Alaska Legislature, a new program could give Alaskans warning of earthquakes before they happen, and a gathering at the Alaska Capitol last week attempted to rally support for bills to address the impacts of climate change.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly considers creating a new department. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski is the lone Republican to oppose opening debate on an elections bill favored by President Donald Trump. Plus, a bill that aims to protect Alaskans from so-called "forever chemicals" in drinking water gets its first committee hearing in Juneau.

Senate leaders says Alaskans shouldn't get their hopes up about a $3,800 Permanent Fund dividend added to the state budget by a House committee. Plus, one of NASA's Mission Control communicators on Artemis II hails from Soldotna.

On today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re joined by three big players in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s ongoing contract negotiations.

The Alaska Board of Fisheries approves major changes to the state's management plan for Upper Cook Inlet's commercial driftnet salmon fishery. Plus, a bipartisan elections bill passes the Alaska Legislature.

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District officials meet with parents, teachers and students at Sterling Elementary School, which is slated to be closed due to budget cuts. Plus, outgoing University of Alaska President Pat Pitney gives her final State of the University address.

A bill from Gov. Mike Dunleavy that aims to incentivize development of the Alaska LNG Project gets its first legislative hearing. March Madness attendees in Anchorage raise awareness about a missing Shaktoolik teen. Plus, the North Slope community of Kaktovik seeks to revive polar bear tourism.

Early election results show Kenai voters favor moving the city's election day. State senators advance funding for projects around the state. Plus, researchers with the University of Alaska Fairbanks take to snowmachines to study how the changing arctic impacts Alaska's coastal communities.

Alaskans are seeing high gas prices at the pump and likely will be for a while to come. And an effort to eradicate invasive elodea in Crescent Lake needs an influx of funding to finish the job.

The would-be developer of the Alaska LNG Project takes existing and prospective project partners on a tour of Nikiski. Plus, a group dedicated to tracking data on Alaska's Missing and Murdered Indigenous People receives national recognition.