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Lisa Murkowski talks climate change, Roe v. Wade, and winning the youth vote on the campaign trail to keep her Senate seat

Lisa Murkowski talks climate change, Roe v. Wade, and winning the youth vote on the campaign trail to keep her Senate seat

by Tash Kimmell | Aug 15, 2022 | ,

Sen. Lisa Murkowski stopped in Sitka Friday while on the campaign trail to keep her seat in the US Senate. Originally from Ketchikan, the republican has represented the state for nearly 20 years on the senate floor, and has emerged as one of the most important swing votes in government. Murkowski sat down with KCAW’s Tash Kimmell to discuss her thoughts on issues ranging from climate change, to winning the millennial vote.  Read More
With cigarette cleanup comes some ‘unfiltered’ data on tourist boom

With cigarette cleanup comes some ‘unfiltered’ data on tourist boom

by Katherine Rose | Aug 12, 2022 | ,

Sales tax returns won’t be available for a while, but we do have some unfiltered data on Sitka’s record breaking tourist season that’s not exactly secondhand. Amanda Roberts is a health educator with the SEARHC health promotion program. She leads monthly cigarette butt cleanups in Sitka. She says this summer they’ve seen significantly more butts than they have in the last four years. Read More
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