Newscast – Friday, Sept. 29, 2026
The newscast covers the upcoming deadline for incarcerated voters, a Juneau tax cut ballot measure, grant funding for a local nonprofit, and tensions among luxury yacht operators.
In this newscast: The deadline for incarcerated people to request a by-mail ballot for this year's general election is fast approaching; Proposition B in Juneau's municipal election asks voters to reverse a tax cut passed last year; The childcare strain on Bartlett Regional Hospital workers in Juneau may be slightly eased after a Juneau nonprofit received grant funding under the Rural Health Transformation Program; Tensions are growing among a small handful of luxury yacht operators in…
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