Midday Report May 18, 2023

On today’s Midday Report with host Terry Haines: The Alaska Legislature adjourned late Wednesday evening without passing a budget to fund the government. An estimated 150-mile-long run of broken ice running downriver jammed upstream of Ruby yesterday, but did not threaten any communities. And First Lady Jill Biden and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland visited Bethel yesterday.

Photo: House Majority Leader Rep. Dan Saddler (R-Eagle River) speaks with Minority Leader rep. Calvin Schrage (I-Anchorage) on the last day of the regular session on May 17, 2023. (Lex Treinen/Alaska Public Media)