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Caribou Hills Cabin Hoppers offer a class to improve riding and backcountry safety. And state and local government employees could see added social security benefits if a bill headed to the president desk is signed.

This year, the minimum wage is going up twice. On July 1, it’s jumping by more than a dollar – to $13 per hour.

During the hour, we talk about artificial intelligence, charter schools, cell phone policies, a four-day school week and upcoming budget talks.

A Kenai Peninsula Borough School District bus is hit with 27 students on board. The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly will retain two public comment periods per meeting. And, Gov. Mike Dunleavy's budget proposal includes money to student declining Chinook runs.

Alaskans can now apply for a Permanent Fund dividend. And, Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Superintendent Clayton Holland talks about the federal government's decision to drop a case seeking repayment of money it says Alaska owes some school districts.

Sen. Jesse Bjorkman prefiles three bills ahead of the legislative session that starts later this month. And, two Anchorage men remember the time they went birding with former U.S. President Jimmy Carter.

The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation names the company it's in talks with to take over the Alaska LNG Project. Bill Elam bids farewell to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly. And Alaska Public Media's Ava White and Eric Stone talk about state finances ahead of the upcoming legislative session.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District warns of tough talks as it works to reconcile a $17 million budget deficit. And, a used outdoor gear shop is set to open next month in Anchor Point.

The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce will host its second annual community scholarship fair this Saturday. The fair brings local scholarship providers together under one roof.

ENSTAR's proposed liquefied natural gas import project in Nikiski gets mixed reactions from state commissioners. Plus, the state’s largest photography show comes to Kenai Peninsula College.