Newscast – Nov. 14, 2019

In this newscast:

  • A judge sets arguments in a case challenging the state’s rejection of the Recall Dunleavy effort for January,
  • a new FBI report shows Alaska bucking the national decline trend in violent crime and sexual assault statistics,
  • 20 years of city finance documents help show how Juneau has spent $170 million cruise ship head taxes,
  • the Alaska Department of Transportation considers options after a private study of the Alaska Marine Highway System,
  • Pelican copes after two weeks without ferry service,
  • Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s office announces an interim director of the agency that regulates marijuana and alcohol,
  • President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Energy says he’s for developing mini-nuclear reactors for rural Alaska, and
  • fall rains lead the U.S. Drought Monitor to upgrade Southeast Alaska communities status from “severe.”

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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