Midday Report: March 16, 2026
On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:
The head of a powerful state Senate committee is calling for stronger legislative oversight if a North Slope gas pipeline moves forward. Following a mistrial last year, 25-year-old Dustin Ruckman is once again facing homicide charges in an Anchorage court. And some veterans in Alaska will face a harder time receiving federal food assistance next year.
Photo: Alaska’s natural gas pipeline would largely follow the route of the existing trans-Alaska oil pipeline, pictured here, from the North Slope. Near Fairbanks, the gas line would split off…
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