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On this week's episode of the Kenai Conversation, we're joined by Maggie Winston to talk about ongoing efforts to expand self-directed care in Alaska and Disability Pride.

The central Kenai Peninsula's representatives in the Alaska House of Representatives each face two challengers this election cycle. A University of Washington program that places medical students in five states, including Alaska, gets a $25 million scholarship endowment. Plus, the University of Alaska's newest and largest employee union files a fair an unfair labor practice complaint against the university.

Kenai restricts residential tent camping ahead of dipnetting season. Alaska's minimum wage is increasing July 1. Plus, Denali National Park and Preserve's puppy rangers show off their training to the public.

Alaska's participation in a federal food assistance program jumped last year. Seward is the new home of one of three U.S. Coast Guard cutters announced by Alaska's congressional delegation yesterday. Plus, the Alaska House of Representatives passes a tax break for the Alaska LNG Project.

The Alaska House of Representatives passes a tax break for the Alaska LNG Project. An Eagle River woman and her dogs survive a black bear attack near Cooper Landing. Plus, the Peninsula Oilers bring baseball back to Kenai.

The Alaska Division of Elections rules a Petersburg man with the same name as Sen. Dan Sullivan cannot appear on the primary election ballot. Planned Parenthood of Alaska is suing the state to expand access to abortion medication via telehealth. Plus, science, recreation and conservation converge at Kelly Lake for a day of loon education.

State senators mull a tax break for the Alaska LNG Project. Plus, supporters of the project rally in Kenai.

On today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re joined by Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Superintendent Clayton Holland.

Crews continue working to contain a wildfire in Sterling. The fish are running on the Kenai Peninsula, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Plus, a Juneau artist creates a magazine for Indigenous writers and creators.

A wildfire near Sterling is 100% contained. A missing paddleboarder is found dead in Turnagain Arm. A cruise ship arrives in Seward with a endangered whale on its bow, dead. Plus, hundreds of Alaska projects advance to the next stage of consideration for Rural Health Transformation Program grants.