Newscast – Friday, April 30, 2021

In this newscast:

  • Gov. Mike Dunleavy signs a COVID-19 disaster declaration bill then ends the disaster,
  • House lawmakers tee up the operating budget bill for floor debate and vote,
  • the Juneau Assembly gives first round approval for budgets to keep a proactive medical service going and childcare subsidies,
  • the Sitka Assembly votes to accept a $1 million donation from Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings,
  • Alaska’s earthquake monitoring system is much more robust at the end of a national research project,
  • Bartlett Regional Hospital sees its revenue bounce back after a  year of pandemic losses,
  • Juneau officials identify seven new COVID-19 cases over two days, and
  • a Homer woman says the seized laptops and a cellphone from her looking for Nancy Pelosi’s laptop taking from the Capitol in January.

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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