Newscast – Tuesday, April 23, 2019

In this newscast:

  • State lawmakers seem unlikely to act on Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s tough-on-crime bills,
  • the cruise ship industry and locals in Juneau discuss ways to reduce cruise ship emissions in town,
  • police and fire investigators suspect arson in a downtown fire,
  • five former nurses at Homer’s hospital allege age discrimination in a lawsuit, and
  • state health officials agree to put out to bid a contract to run the Alaska Psychiatric Institute.

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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