Assembly members were concerned including the advisory questions on the ballot could confuse voters and muddle the outcome of separate ballot questions that deal with funding major city projects.
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?
Newscast – Wednesday, July 13, 2022
In this newscast: A Juneau man who was reported missing turned himself into police; The U.S. Forest Service is proposing restoring 23,000 acres of Admiralty Island that had been logged; Researchers say the Aleutian Islands are a logical refueling point for trans-Pacific shipping with zero-emission fuels; A geothermal energy company is a step closer to prospecting on Augustine Island in lower Cook Inlet; The Anchorage Assembly approves money to house homeless people at a downtown hotel; The World Eskimo Indian Olympics begin
Newscast – Tuesday, July 12, 2022
In this newscast: A federal agency releases a draft environmental impact statement for a major oil development on the North Slope; Wildfire activity slows in the Interior as the weather shifts cooler and wetter; The window to run for local office in Juneau opens Friday; A UAF graduate student studies marine garbage from a remote Southeast island; Alaskans march to advocate for reproductive rights; The Episcopal Church establishes a commission to research its role in Native boarding schools
Newscast – Monday, July 11, 2022
In this newscast: Researchers with the University of Alaska Southeast release a new climate change report about Juneau; An Alaska Marine Highway System oversight board recommends adding crew quarters to the Tazlina; The marine highway system reopens bars about the Matanuska and Kennicott; Lightning strikes and gusty winds leave red flag danger warnings in effect for large areas of the Interior; Former President Donald Trump packs the house during a political rally in Anchorage
Despite supply chain issues, Juneau’s Fourth of July fireworks show is a go
The annual fireworks show’s pyrotechnician says that despite obstacles, there will be much boomier booms than what’s available for personal use in Juneau.
Juneau group says it has enough signatures to get real estate disclosure repeal on ballot
City election officials have until next Thursday to review the additional signatures and to certify or reject the petition.