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KTOO News Update

KTOO News Update

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The latest local, state, and regional news is compiled from reports from the KTOO newsroom in Juneau. Politics & Government
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  • Newscast – Monday, June 29, 2026

    Newscast – Monday, June 29, 2026
    Jun 30 2026
    In this newscast: A group of state lawmakers tasked with drafting a final version of an Alaska LNG tax relief bill kicked off work this weekend; Governor Mike Dunleavy vetoed nearly half a million dollars from the state budget Wednesday that would have gone toward efforts to retain and recruit teachers in Alaska; A new nonprofit Jiu Jitsu studio opened this month; One Alaska couple shares their experience over a 50 year relationship for pride month
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  • Newscast – Friday, June 26, 2026

    Newscast – Friday, June 26, 2026
    Jun 27 2026
    In this newscast: The Juneau Assembly made a number of appointments and reappointments to city boards during a special meeting Wednesday; Former Alaska state senator Natasha Von Imhof has thrown her hat in the ring in the race for Anchorage's next mayor; Gov. Mike Dunleavy told lawmakers he'd vetoed six bills, and dozens more have passed into law; KTOO's Mike Lane speaks with Walk Southeast organizers
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  • Newscast – Thursday, June 25, 2026

    Newscast – Thursday, June 25, 2026
    Jun 26 2026
    In this newscast: Gov. Mike Dunleavy trimmed nearly $90 million from the state budget with line-item vetoes before signing a series of appropriations bills Wednesday afternoon; Bookings opened Thursday morning for Juneau's new public use cabin at the Mendenhall Campground; There is a new social media trend of people dancing around Alaska Native totem poles. Tribal organizations across Southeast Alaska are speaking out; Harmful toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisonings are again present in the waters around Southeast Alaska; Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bill on Wednesday naming a longtime University of Alaska Anchorage economic research center after its first director, Vic Fischer
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