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• Dunleavy vetoes have Alaska’s construction industry urging lawmakers to pass quick fix

  04-02-2026 21:37 via ktoo.org
  Prep begins for new construction on the corner of 8th Street and K Street. (Adam Nicely/Alaska Public Media)
  A round of vetoes by Gov. Mike Dunleavy last summer have Alaska’s construction industry on edge. Industry groups are pushing state lawmakers to quickly pass an appropriations bill that they say would unlock hundreds of millions of dollars in federal matching funds.
  The problem started last year, when lawmakers searched for funds to plug holes in the state budget. To fund the state&r
  
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• Alaska’s race for governor picks up 16th candidate, a former state legislator from Sitka

  04-02-2026 19:50 via ktoo.org
  Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins is seen on Jan. 17, 2026, in Sitka, Alaska, in this photo provided by Kreiss-Tomkins. (Campaign handout photo)
  Former state legislator Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, a Democrat from Sitka, is running for governor, he said Tuesday.
  Kreiss-Tomkins, frequently known as “JKT,” served in the Alaska House of Representatives between 2013 and 2023. He becomes the 16th candidate and third Democrat to enter this year’s gubernatorial election.
  Incumbent Gov. Mike Dunleav
  
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• ‘These Birds’ relies on real-life Juneau stories of death and dying

  04-02-2026 03:46 via ktoo.org
  (Photo courtesy of Theater Alaska)
  A new play, “These Birds: A play inspired by death, flowers, and Farkle,” opened in Juneau Jan. 29. The show was born from interviews and conversations with local residents about death and dying.
  The Theater Alaska play is written by Juneau playwright Merry Ellefson. But the seed for the project started with hospice chaplain Claire Richardson. 
  Richardson wanted to find a way to inspire people to talk about death. She said creating a play from
  
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• Newscast – Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026

  04-02-2026 03:00 via ktoo.org
  https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/20260203-News-Update.mp3
  In this newscast:A new play “These Birds: A play inspired by death, flowers, and Farkle” opened in Juneau last week,
  The Ketchikan Indian Community purchased a former resort north of town with the goal of converting it into an addiction healing center, but a handful of residents in the neighborhood expressed opposition for the project at a recent borough planning commission meeting,
  Marlene Johnson, a Lingit c
  
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