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• House Bill 331 Signed into Law by Walker, State to be Sued on Constitutionality

  Juneau, AK (KINY) - Governor Walker has signed House Bill 331 into law, which is a bill aiming to pay off the remaining debt that the State of Alaska incurred under the defunct cashable tax credit program. However, the bill will be facing scrutiny in the courts.

• Power Outage in Juneau, Issue Isolated

  Juneau, AK (KINY) - Power outages affected multiple parts of the Juneau borough, but power should be quickly restored to those affected.

• Commission on Sustainablilty looking for Next Steps for Electric Vehicles

  Juneau, AK (KINY) - The Juneau Commission on Sustainability took a look at the findings of Juneau's history thus far with electric vehicles and posed questions on where the city should go next.

• Juneau's crime rate declines in 1st quarter of year according to preliminary figures

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) Some preliminary figures indicate Juneau's crime rate has dropped by about one-fifth.

• Strawn gets 90 years in prison

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) The sentencing hearing this morning was highlighted by testimony by the victim's father and Tiffany Johnson, one of the victims.