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• Newscast – Friday, June 12, 2026

  13-06-2026 02:59 via ktoo.org
  
  https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260612-News-Update.mp3
  In this newscast:
   A plan to build a $500 million cruise ship port on the backside of Douglas Island is taking shape, and tourism leaders and North Douglas residents have a lot of questions,
  The Alaska House passed a bill this afternoon tat would reduce taxes on the planned Alaska LNG project,
  A Juneau artist created a magazine where Indigenous artists and writers to share their perspectives without having to reduce
  
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• ‘We don’t think that’s good public policy’: Goldbelt criticizes five-ship limit, shares details on proposed cruise port

  13-06-2026 01:19 via ktoo.org
  
  Goldbelt Incorporated’s President and CEO, McHugh Pierre, presents to the city’s visitor industry task force about a proposed cruise ship port on Douglas Island on Thursday, June 12, 2026. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO)
  A plan to build a $500 million cruise ship port on the backside of Douglas Island is taking shape — and tourism leaders and North Douglas residents have a lot of questions. 
  Goldbelt Incorporated President and CEO McHugh Pierre presented to the city’s
  
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• Lingít artist’s new magazine features Indigenous people telling their own stories

  13-06-2026 01:19 via ktoo.org
  
  Chloey Cavanaugh holds the first issue of the Black and White Raven Company Magazine, which is in full color. June 10, 2026. (Photo by Yvonne Krumrey/KTOO)
  Lingít artist Chloey Cavanaugh released the first issue of the Black and White Raven Company Magazine earlier this month. She said she was frustrated seeing Alaska media outlets cover stories about Indigenous people without care and follow-through. She said she wanted a platform for Indigenous artists and writers to have control of the
  
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