Newscast – Monday, April 15, 2019

In this newscast:

  • State transportation officials hear an appeal from the low bidder for a ferry system study contract,
  • Gov. Mike Dunleavy introduces a new bill to shift up to 49,000 Alaskans covered by Medicaid expansion to the private insurance market,
  • Thunder Mountain High School’s robotics team preps for the world championship,
  • Juneau’s cold weather emergency shelter shuts down and is slated for demolition, and
  • U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski sticks up for maintaining education funding in the governor’s budget.

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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