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The Alaska Department of Fish and Game will not issue experimental beach seine permits to Cook Inlet's east side setnet fishermen this summer. NOAA works to identify parts of Alaska waters ideal for aquaculture. Plus, Alaska Public Media previews the last session of the Alaska Legislature.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District considers updates to its school activity handbook. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski votes with Democrats to advance a resolution to remove U.S. forces from Iran. Plus, state lawmakers reject Gov. Mike Dunleavy's pick for attorney general.

KDLL's staff talk about journalism, the station's outlook and the 2026 Spring Membership Drive

Rural Alaska communities brace for even higher fuel prices. The Alaska Legislature convenes into a special session dedicated to the Alaska LNG Project. Plus, long security lines at Ted Stevens International Airport. And, Moira Ireland has a solo show at the Kenai Art Center this month.

On today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re joined by Tess Caswell and her dad, Steve Caswell. Tess is a Soldotna-grown capsule communicator with NASA, currently part of the team supporting the agency’s 10-day Artemis II lunar mission.

The state plans more than a dozen transportation projects around the Kenai Peninsula this summer. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has a new Office of Seafood. Plus, more than 100 Alaskans take to Washington D.C. to lobby for a variety of state issues.

The Soldotna City Council considers a half-percent sales tax increase to pay for city projects. The state will end a program that supplies emergency food boxes to Alaskans. Plus, a bill raising Alaska's age of consent is folded into an omnibus crime bill.

Seward residents advocate for education funding at a Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting. Civil rights sue after the Alaska Division of Elections gives voter data to the federal government. Plus, Indigenous residents in northern Alaska are mixed on a pending oil and gas lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright gives a ringing endorsement for Alaska LNG. A key Alaska Senate committee is out with a new take on the governor’s proposal to cut taxes for the Alaska LNG project. Plus, the University of Alaska Fairbanks prepares to open a planetarium to the public.

Kenai certifies its special election results. Soldotna standardizes its registration policy for short-term rental units. Plus, the Trump administration proposes cuts to the National Park Service.