Newscast – Tuesday, March 12, 2019

In this newscast:

  • President Donald Trump signs Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s far-reaching lands bill into law,
  • Juneau residents are likely to continue paying higher electricity rates because of low water levels,
  • Gov. Michael Dunleavy’s administration proposes selling off the Sheldon Jackson Museum in Sitka,
  • Homer city officials write the governor to explore tax changes to balance the state’s budget,
  • a helicopter rescues three men off an ice floe near Nome,
  • Bethel musher Pete Kaiser takes the lead in the Iditarod with 77 miles to go, and
  • a record number of Alaskans turn out to testify about ferry service.

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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