Organizers say the festival was designed with Homer’s identity in mind—deeply rooted in seafaring life, powered by creativity, and welcoming to everyone.

Board President Zen Kelly described the budget as a “working document,” indicating that adjustments will be made if additional funding becomes available.

According to the Alaska Tobacco Prevention and Control Program’s (TPC) FY2024 annual report, smoking rates among adults have declined to 16%, down from over 25% in the late 1990s.

The Senate amended HB57 to include a $700 bump to the Base Student Allocation (BSA) and a 10% increase in transportation funding for school districts.

The new playhouse includes nearly 200 seats, a spacious lobby, dedicated backstage areas, and the kind of professional infrastructure that Rizzo said once felt like a dream

Lawmakers voted 33–27 to override the veto, seven shy of the two-thirds threshold required by the Alaska Constitution.

The decision clears the way for a transition that could move the pipeline out of RCA regulatory oversight—part of a growing trend as smaller, privately purposed pipelines look to simplify their compliance requirements.

Property values across the borough have increased by 24% in the last three years.