Newscast – Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019

In this newscast:

  • The group Recall Dunleavy sues over the rejection of its recall application,
  • three Alaska Pioneer Homes residents sue Gov. Mike Dunleavy over sudden rate increases,
  • a state Superior Court judge issues a ruling that would end unlimited donations to independent political action committees,
  • Juneau residents say they feel ignored by the U.S. Forest Service’s push to open the Tongass National Forest to road building,
  • nearly 1,000 passengers are affected by the Alaska Marine Highway System’s abrupt service cancellations across much of Southeast,
  • traffic engineers recommend rebuilding the intersection near Fred Meyer as a highway interchange,
  • the state Department of Transportation plans to begin a project to reroute the Sterling Highway and build the state’s largest bridge,
  • Royal Caribbean opts not to use it’s shoulder season permits to visit Glacier Bay National Park, and
  • an astronaut and Pennsylvania county figure out how to vote absentee — from space.

 

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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