Newscast – Thursday, April 18, 2019

In this newscast:

  • State officials estimate moving the Legislature to Anchorage could cost up to $45 million,
  • marine pilots flag “serious challenges” in common wind and current conditions for a new mega-cruise ship due in Southeast Alaska this season,
  • city officials solicit ideas for how to dispose of the derelict Lumberman tug boat in Gastineau Channel,
  • Gov. Mike Dunleavy relents on a Palmer Superior Court judge’s appointment,
  • the head of the state human rights commission was supposed to write a letter of apology that she didn’t, and
  • lawmakers in Hawaii consider legislation for legal protections for Native Hawaiian intellectual property — affecting an Anchorage poke restaurant.

Jeremy Hsieh

Local News Reporter, KTOO

I dig into questions about the forces and institutions that shape Juneau, big and small, delightful and outrageous. What stirs you up about how Juneau is built and how the city works?

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