Newscast – Tuesday, May 3, 2022

In this newscast:

  • Overdose deaths increased 70% in Alaska last year, due to more fentanyl in the state,
  • An exemption of food from sales tax and an increase in summer sales may be up for a vote in the fall,
  • What happened to Juneau’s Taco Bell? Curious Juneau answers this question,
  • Juneau’s Engineering and Public Works department is proposing to buy a biosolids crusher

Yvonne Krumrey

Local News Reporter, KTOO

Juneau is built on hidden and assumed layers of power and access, influencing how we interact with identity, with the law and with each other. I bring you stories of the gaps in access to power, and those who are working to close those gaps.

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