KNBA's Top Stories:
- PORT SETTLEMENT: Anchorage ends years-long lawsuit against the federal government over mishandled port upgrades. The settlement pays about $180 million to the port.
Eric Stone, Alaska Public Media
- SMALL CORPORATION TAX. To tax or not to tax small private corporations in Alaska. It’s still the sticking point for lawmakers as they debate legislation for the Alaska LNG Project.
Leila Kheiry/KRBD
- NEW MARIJUANA LAW. A new law allows Alaskans who have been convicted for low-level marijuana possession to keep their records confidential so they do not appear in background checks.
Tanana Lakes Recreation Area
- SWIMMER’S ITCH. It’s a parasite worse than a mosquito bite, and it hides in local lakes. Fairbanks researchers are studying whether climate change is making Swimmer’s Itch more common—and they're asking swimmers to help solve the mystery.
