Newscast – Thursday, September 14, 2017

In this newscast:

  • A Juneau candidate forum ahead of the Oct. 3 municipal election will be Thursday night;
  • A new special interest group is supporting Juneau Assembly candidates who support fully restoring a senior sales tax exemption;
  • University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen called for a quick resolution to a directive ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program; and
  • Seattle City Council President Bruce Harrell has been sworn in as the city’s mayor.

Andrew Kitchenman

State Government Reporter, Alaska Public Media & KTOO

State government plays an outsized role in the life of Alaskans. As the state continues to go through the painful process of deciding what its priorities are, I bring Alaskans to the scene of a government in transition.

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