Newscast – Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019

In this newscast:

  • President Donald Trump endorses U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan’s re-election,
  • a group called Alaska Natives Without Land is seeking land and new Native corporations,
  • history offers clues and context about why the North Slope regional Native corporation is leaving the Alaska Federation of Natives,
  • the Legislative Council votes to approve funding for new cameras for Gavel Alaska and the Legislature’s website,
  • Alaska Journal of Commerce reporter Elwood Brehmer fills us in on who scooped up a bankrupt Cook Inlet natural gas company, and
  • Washington state transportation officials move forward with a plan to replace the state’s gas tax with one based on mileage.

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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