Assembly members in committee also discussed an anti-racism resolution that’s part of the response to the Black Lives Matter movement’s demands, and Assembly member Rob Edwardson’s ordinance to create a Systemic Racism Review Committee.
Jeremy Hsieh
Local News Reporter, KTOO
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Newscast – Wednesday, July 29, 2020
In this newscast:
Gov. Dunleavy announces non-residents will no longer have the option to be tested for COVID-19 on arrival at airports, a municipal organization leader questions if second-class boroughs have the legal authority to impose health mandates, Alaska State Troopers continue investigating a Petersburg area car crash that killed four, Republicans are campaigning against fellow Republican Rep. David Eastman of Wasilla, the U.S. Department of Interior announces it will open its first office dedicated to investigating cold cases of murdered and missing indigenous people, a Juneau hiker walks into a strange sign on the trail about “poop pumping,” Juneau is on track to break a summer rainfall record, and local parks officials close Twin Lakes to swimming because of high levels of fecal bacteria.
Juneau School District offers more details on reopening and outlines new instruction option at public forum
For parents who are uncomfortable physically sending their kids back but don’t want to lose their connection to their neighborhood school, there will be a distance learning option through neighborhood schools.
What does this sign even mean?
“I had no idea what that could possibly mean,” said hiker Roald Simonson. The weird sign led him to a learn about how the Forest Service maintains remote outhouses.
Juneau Assembly considers systemic racism review committee
Assembly members and the public expressed support for rooting out systemic racism. But there were also concerns that the proposal would introduce a major hurdle to local policymaking.
No boatloads of tourists, no tourism, right? Not quite.
Tourism in Southeast Alaska has scaled down this season, but there are signs that visitors are still making their way to town.