Simon Lopez

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly will not ask state lawmakers for more school funding; a key Alaska Senate committee is out with a new take on the governor’s proposal to cut taxes for the Alaska LNG project — with a much, much smaller tax cut; and U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright gave a ringing endorsement for Alaska LNG Tuesday, but he also acknowledged the mega-project has a mega-challenge.

On the Kenai Peninsula, the end of winter comes with the return of the midnight sun and salmon, an influx of tourists and fireweed and a welcome reprieve from the cold and dark. But the change in seasons also means road work, and the traffic jams that come with it. This year will be no different; advocates have been pushing state legislators this session to raise the age of consent from 16 to 18. The House passed a bill that would do that unanimously last year, but the proposal has been stuck in a Senate committee ever since; and the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly will not ask state lawmakers for more school funding.

On the Kenai Peninsula, the end of winter comes with the return of the midnight sun and salmon, an influx of tourists and fireweed and a welcome reprieve from the cold and dark. But the change in seasons also means road work, and the traffic jams that come with it. This year will be no different; and advocates have been pushing state legislators this session to raise the age of consent from 16 to 18. The House passed a bill that would do that unanimously last year, but the proposal has been stuck in a Senate committee ever since.

Crews in Homer started work this week on a nearly $3.7 million pavement preservation project on Kachemak Drive.

The Alaska Afterschool Network honors Homer’s Lucas Thoning with a statewide superhero award with his work with Project GRAD at the Razdolna School on the Kenai Peninsula; and the U.S. Coast Guard announced Thursday that the first of its two new medium-weight icebreakers will be homeported in Alaska.

Alaska Department of Transportation crews are clearing floodwater from mile 162 of the Sterling Highway this afternoon; and the Alaska Afterschool Network honors Homer’s Lucas Thoning with a statewide superhero award with his work with Project GRAD at the Razdolna School on the Kenai Peninsula.

Alaska Department of Transportation crews are clearing water from mile 162 of the Sterling Highway after a plugged culvert caused a washout south of Anchor Point today.

Crews in Homer are preparing to start work on a nearly 3.7 million dollar road project on Kachemak Drive next week; the Southcentral Growers second annual conference took place last Friday and Saturday with presentations from various agricultural participants in fields related to farming, animal stock growth, Alaska food policy and production, virtual farms tours, irrigation tips and a slug panel; and the Alaska House approved its version of the state budget Monday.

Crews in Homer are preparing to start work on a nearly 3.7 million dollar road project on Kachemak Drive next week; Homer High School students and two teachers traveled to eastern Europe over spring break to visit three countries; and the Homer City Council moved forward on a plan to expand the harbor and heard from dozens of residents at its meeting last night.

The Homer City Council moved forward on a plan to expand the harbor and heard from dozens of residents at its meeting last night; and Homer High School students and two teachers traveled to eastern Europe over spring break to visit three countries.