Newscast – Friday, Oct. 25, 2019

In this newscast:

  • The provincial government of British Columbia adopts the United Nations’ Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which could affect First Nation tribes’ say over mining and other resource industries,
  • U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan cosponsors a resolution condemning the House’s impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump,
  • state officials say Alaska airports will continue stocking a firefighting foam linked to groundwater contamination,
  • the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers extends its deadline to review comments submitted for its environmental review of the proposed Pebble Mine,
  • the U.S. Census Bureau says its workers will still approach homes in Alaska with no trespassing signs,
  • a Washington insurance commissioner fines a company for selling insurance policies that promised gun owners insurance for criminal activity,
  • the Iditarod joins a new global circuit of long-distance sled dog races.

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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