In this newscast:
- The City of Hoonah petitions boundary officials to become Southeast Alaska’s biggest borough,
- operators of Kensington Gold Mine share what their proposed expansion means on the ground,
- Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer certifies an oil tax ballot initiative application for signature gathering,
- the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation takes public comment on possible changes to oil spill prevention and response regulations,
- this week’s Alaska Federation of Natives Convention could shed light on the potent voting bloc’s relationship with Gov. Dunleavy,
- Anchorage Republican Rep. Josh Revak’s path to join the state Senate appears to be clearing, and
- the new head of the Iditarod hopes to find common ground with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.