Newscast — Monday, Oct. 17, 2017

In newscast:

  • The House Speaker says they plan to conduct legislative business in Juneau in the upcoming special legislative session,
  • a judge has ruled that independents can run in the Democratic Party primary,
  • the Juneau Assembly has sent a proposed sales tax break for seniors back to committee,
  • local school officials are working on getting money for major roof repairs, and
  • the prosecution has rested its case in the Christopher Strawn homicide trial.

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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