Episodes

  • An exceptionally dry year stresses Anchorage businesses dependent on snow

    An exceptionally dry year stresses Anchorage businesses dependent on snow
    Feb 6 2025
    Businesses that depend on snow in Anchorage are slimming their workforce and relying on other services to get by this winter.
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    5 mins
  • Hydroponics provide year-round growing for Alaska farmers

    Hydroponics provide year-round growing for Alaska farmers
    Jan 30 2025
    A small but growing number of farmers in Alaska have taken to an unconventional way of growing greens and herbs – by doing it indoors.
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    5 mins
  • Alaska businesses brace for minimum wage hike

    Alaska businesses brace for minimum wage hike
    Jan 23 2025
    Earlier this month, Alaska's minimum wage went up by $0.18 per hour. It'll rise again in July after voters passed Ballot Measure 1 last November.
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    4 mins
  • Here’s how the TikTok ban could impact small businesses in Alaska

    Here’s how the TikTok ban could impact small businesses in Alaska
    Jan 16 2025
    Last April, President Biden signed a law that allows the government to ban foreign-owned apps that threaten national security. If TikTok isn’t sold by Sunday, it faces a nationwide ban.
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    5 mins
  • Lawmakers have big plans for the legislative session but low oil prices are a barrier

    Lawmakers have big plans for the legislative session but low oil prices are a barrier
    Jan 9 2025
    Oil prices are down, and that means there's less money for lawmakers to spend during the upcoming 34th Alaska Legislature.
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    5 mins
  • Fairbanks lab testing new cold climate heat pump model ahead of grant-funded Alaska rollout

    Fairbanks lab testing new cold climate heat pump model ahead of grant-funded Alaska rollout
    Jan 2 2025
    How low can you go - really?
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    5 mins
  • Housing advocates look to multigenerational living as a possible solution to Anchorage housing crunch

    Housing advocates look to multigenerational living as a possible solution to Anchorage housing crunch
    Dec 26 2024
    Finding affordable housing in Anchorage is a challenge, and housing experts are looking for solutions. One idea is making it easier for people to live in multigenerational homes.
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    5 mins
  • Advocates say a sales tax would let Anchorage invest in itself

    Advocates say a sales tax would let Anchorage invest in itself
    Dec 19 2024
    In the current version of the proposal, ⅔ of the revenue would provide property tax relief. The other 1% would go to building new facilities which would be determined by Anchorage voters.
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    5 mins