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Soldotna mulls how to best fund capital projects after a new report shows spending growth is outpacing income growth. Plus, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski delivers her annual address to the Alaska Legislature.

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.

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.

On this week's episode, the Kenai Local Food Connection join us to talk about how and why to eat local food, what their organization does and their favorite go-to local food recipes.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District's working budget draft would close four schools and eliminate library employee positions, among other things. State lawmakers are watching the impact of war in Iran on oil prices and the implications for state revenue. Plus, state prosecutors drop the criminal mischief charge against a University of Alaska Fairbanks student who ate a classmate's AI-generated art.

The Kenai City Council donates money to boost landscaping efforts at Triumvirate Theatre's new playhouse. A bill moving through Congress would forbid states from banning lawfully made Alaska ivory art. Plus, Alaska lawmakers consider the future of daylight savings.

The future of the Kenai Peninsula’s K-12 schools dominates discussion at a Soldotna town hall. Plus, recent controversy over the primary research institute for Alaska Native languages catches the ear of state lawmakers.

An electric vehicle charging station catches fire in Cooper Landing. Research facilities are left confused amid a federal restructuring of the U.S. Forest Service. Plus, Jessie Holmes wins the Kobuk 440 after securing consecutive Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race wins.

Kenai Peninsula school board members pass a budget that closes four schools, shuts pools, eliminates library positions and makes a slew of other cuts. Plus, a case before the U.S. Supreme Court that puts Native Americans in the spotlight leaves some tribal members uneasy about where this case might lead.