Newscast – Friday, March 15, 2024
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20240315-news-update.mp3 In this newscast: The Juneau school board unanimously approved a budget for the next school year, which relies on …
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Why the U.S. still has no Arctic ambassador, a year after this Alaskan was nominated for the job
Mike Sfraga, chair of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission and a scientist with experience at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. …
Gov. Dunleavy vetoes bipartisan education bill
Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, delivers his annual State of the State address to a joint session of the Alaska Legislature …
Looking to adopt? Juneau Animal Rescue is rehoming a menagerie of fuzzy, scaly pets
A tarantula sits in a tank at Juneau Animal Rescue on Thursday, March 14, 2024. (Clarise Larson/KTOO) Juneau Animal Rescue …
Experts bump Alaska oil price estimates slightly, boosting Permanent Fund dividend and budget
The Alaska State Capitol is seen on Wednesday, March 7, 2024. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon) A new state revenue …
No compromise between legislators and Gov. Dunleavy on day before education veto deadline
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to reporters during a news conference Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon) …
Alaska House debuts new first-draft budget, but PFD and school funding are question marks
Members of the Alaska House Finance Committee discuss their first-draft budget on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska …
Newscast – Tuesday, Mach 12, 2024
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024312-News-Update-.mp3 In this newscast: The Juneau School District’s current school closure plan would have it vacate three city-owned buildings: the district …
City considers moving City Hall to vacant Juneau School District buildings
Juneau City Manager Katie Koester speaks at an Assembly Committee of the Whole meeting on Monday, March 11, 2024. (Clarise …
Newscast – Monday, March 11, 2024
https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20240311-News-Update.mp3 In this newscast: The Juneau School Board will reconsider a school closure plan it approved last month to help …