News from Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
The Kenai River advisory board is holding a public meeting April 9 to gather community input on watershed management issues.
Senate Finance Committee members raised concerns that Alaska's school construction funding process allows affluent districts to pre-fund projects and jump ahead of poorer communities that have waited years for repairs.
Alaska's occupational therapy statute restricts therapists to helping patients cope with disabilities rather than actively working to improve function, prompting legislative action to align with national standards.
House Resources Committee heard testimony on HB 321, which would redesignate state wildlife areas and ban personal watercraft in Kachemak Bay.
A citizen advisory board for Kachemak Bay State Park will hold a public meeting to gather community input on park management matters.
The state is holding a public meeting to review salmon hatchery management plans for the Cook Inlet region.
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