Newscast – Friday, June 21, 2019

In this newscast:

  • The Legislative Affairs Agency provides cost estimates for the July special session,
  • lawmakers authorize a lawsuit against the Dunleavy administration over education funding,
  • the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority proposes short-term financing to incentivize work at Ketchikan’s shipyard,
  • U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski remains noncommittal about her stance on Pebble Mine, and
  • increasingly bad Arctic ice conditions are hamstringing polar bear researchers.

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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