Newscast – Thursday, May 16, 2019

In this newscast:

  • State lawmakers close in on a compromise criminal justice bill to repeal Senate Bill 91,
  • the Legislature passes a bill to restore alcohol licensing at recreational sites like ski areas and fairs,
  • how seafood marketers and timber businesses are coping with the trade war with China,
  • locals in Ketchikan pour in support after Monday’s plane crash, and
  • the U.S. House passes a bill clearing a legal cloud over a particular land right Alaska tribes have sought.

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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