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KNBA News: Friday, December 13, 2024

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks at the news conference announcing his budget for the 2026 fiscal year. Revenue Commissioner Adam Crum and Office of Management and Budget Director Lacey Sanders stand behind him. The budget includes a $1.5 billion deficit. (Screenshot from Facebook stream)
Photo is a screenshot from a Facebook stream, courtesy of the Alaska Beacon.
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks at the news conference announcing his budget for the 2026 fiscal year. Revenue Commissioner Adam Crum and Office of Management and Budget Director Lacey Sanders stand behind him. The budget includes a $1.5 billion deficit. (Screenshot from Facebook stream)

KNBA's Top Stories:

· Governor Dunleavy proposes a budget that includes increased spending for next year’s Permanent Fund Dividend, along with a $1.5 billion dollar deficit.

· The head of the Alaska Permanent Fund gets a big pay raise.

· Alaska Airlines cancels a popular flight between Juneau and Seattle.

Rhonda McBride has a long history of working in both television and radio in Alaska, going back to 1988, when she was news director at KYUK, the public radio and TV stations in Bethel, which broadcast in both the English and Yup’ik languages.