Newscast – Friday, May 17, 2019

In this newscast:

  • U.S. Senate Energy Committee discusses carbon emissions, carbon capture and carbon taxes,
  • state lawmakers settle on an Alaska Marine Highway System funding figure in budget negotiations,
  • Alaska transportation officials are considering hiring Royal Canadian Mounted Police to keep a British Columbia ferry terminal open,
  • a state judge throws out a Pebble-backed lawsuit against a regional seafood development association in Bristol Bay,
  • the village of Solomon pursues city status and a 100 percent renewable energy goal,
  • a sample of Whitehorse songwriter Sarah Hamilton’s Red Carpet Concert, and
  • why cruise ship passengers are going to North Pole.

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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