House Bill 193 increases the state funding match for a federal grant program that pays for internet access.
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Juneau Afternoon: The Buddy Tabor Project seeks wider audiences by putting Tabor’s music on streaming services
A preview of the effort by Justin Smith, Collette Costa, and others to make Southeast legend Buddy Tabor’s music available on streaming platforms. Other conversations include “Death, with Dessert” and a check-in with the Juneau Public Library.
Newscast – Wednesday, March 27, 2024
In this newscast: Kensington Gold Mine near Juneau has reported a spill of more than 100,000 gallons of mine waste that happened back in January; This month, the Biden administration approved a disaster declaration to Wrangell’s tribal government. This is the first such declaration for an Alaska tribe; Researchers at NOAA are refining a method to collect data about what fish were present in an area up to two days after those fish have moved on
Republican lawmakers abruptly cancel hearing on Alaska prison deaths over legal concerns
Republican lawmakers cited concerns about an ongoing wrongful death lawsuit against the state in which the ACLU of Alaska is co-counsel.
Juneau’s hospital to receive $4M in federal dollars to improve emergency department
The project will expand and renovate the south side of the emergency department and include ventilation and electrical upgrades.
Legislature relaunches Alaska Children’s Caucus
The new caucus is focused on providing support to children from birth to adulthood.
Annual test of Alaska’s tsunami warning system slated for Wednesday morning
The test will broadcast over radio and television stations around the state at about 10:20 a.m.
How do we halt the next pandemic? Be kind to critters like bats, says a new paper
A team of scientists argue that new vaccines and treatments wouldn’t be critical if humans could figure out how to stop viruses from spilling over from animals in the first place.
Kensington Gold Mine reports 105,000 gallon tailings spill earlier this winter
A leak in a pipeline transporting mine waste temporarily contaminated Johnson Creek in late January.
Newscast – Tuesday, March 26, 2024
In this newscast: Monday, Juneau celebrated the Hindu holiday Holi in the streets with Bollywood dancing and throwing colors in the air; A Ketchikan-raised master weaver is helping to create a pipeline of weaving teachers through a first-of-its-kind apprenticeship program in Sitka; The Alaska House of Representatives took a step towards raising the state’s age of consent from 16 to 18 years old