Newscast – Thursday, May 2, 2019

In this newscast:

  • Police say a Juneau man is dead after a downtown stabbing,
  • some union officials question the Dunleavy administration’s pick of an inexperienced labor contract negotiator for a high level labor negotiation position,
  • the state operating budget heads to the conference committee process after a 19-1 Senate vote,
  • Hoonah’s Icy Strait Point warms up to more cruise ship traffic,
  • the U.S. Navy wants to beef up its presence in the Arctic this summer,
  • the Alaska Legislature votes to make each February Black History Month, and
  • preservationists report back from a site visit of Eldred Rock Lighthouse.

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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