Ben Brown hosts on Wednesday July 31, 2019.
Juneau musicians Annie Bartholomew and Marian Call are performing at Friday’s Souteast by Southwest: Music Showdown at the Gold Town Nickelodeon on August 2, 2019. Bartholomew is an Arts & Culture Producer at KTOO Public Media. (Photo by Stella Tallmon/KTOO Public Media)
On Wednesday’s show, we’ll hear about Southeast by Southwest, a concert and fundraiser for local musicians happening this Friday.
Wildlife Roundup is back; we’ll get the latest news on animal activity in Alaska for August.
Veterans for Peace will share details about their public vigil,
and we’ll meet the featured artist for the month of August at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center (JACC).
That’s Juneau Afternoon on Wednesday: 3 p.m. on KTOO 104.3 FM, and repeated at 4 p.m. on KRNN 102.7 FM
Recent headlines
Alaska state government forecasts lower revenue for this year and next
The Alaska Department of Revenue forecasts $187.3 million less in state revenue this year than it did in the spring. The department released the forecast on Friday.
Extremely low cod numbers lead feds to close the Gulf of Alaska fishery for the first time
In an unprecedented response to historically low numbers of Pacific cod, the federal cod fishery in the Gulf of Alaska is closing for the 2020 season.
ENSTAR wants permission to raise gas prices to cover $1M in earthquake repairs
Anchorage natural gas company ENSTAR is asking state regulators to allow it to bill its customers to recover $1 million in costs from last year's major earthquake.
Rule change for SNAP work requirements would disqualify some Alaska recipients, providers say
“We know many, many people are going to lose benefits because of this,” says Cara Durr with the Food Bank of Alaska.
