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• Borough discusses new Attorney

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  Haines, Alaska (KINY) The Haines Borough Assembly put out Request for Proposals to see if there are attorneys interested in representing them.

• Senate urges feds to follow on marijuana

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) The Senate voted 20-0 to approve a resolution urging the federal government to respect Alaska’s decision to legalize recreational marijuana use.

• BSA increase still possible

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) Juneau State rep. Justin Parrish is not giving up on an $100 increase per student in education funding this year.

• Jail inmates sickened by E. coli infection

  Nome, Alaska (KINY) Authorities have tied the outbreak to contaminated lettuce.

• Fire Started in Barnaby Brewing, Cause likely Electrical

  Juneau, AK (KINY) - A fire that burned through a three story building on North Franklin Street damaged Barnaby Brewing as well as left several apartments with smoke damage on Monday night.

• Shotokan Karate Club Chief Instructor to Retire

  Juneau, AK (KINY) - Diana Stevens who has been the Chief Instructor for the Juneau Shotokan Karate Club, will be passing the torch to Doug Murray come May 1st.

• Carla Timpone Award Recognizes Three Citizens

  Juneau, AK (KINY) - Three citizens will be recognized for the Carla Timpone Award for Activism at the end of the month.

• Theater at Latitude 58 Showing "She Kills Monsters" Production at McPhetres Hall

  Juneau, AK (KINY) - Theater at Latitude 58 at the McPhetres Hall housed a play titled "She Kills Monsters" which frames a story of a young woman learning about her deceased sister's life through a notebook containing a Dungeons & Dragons campaign.

• Alaska trade mission is set

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) The China Trade Mission will include fisheries, tourism, and investment businesses, as well as a baby food maker, an architecture firm, and a university.

• Oil prices continue to rise

  Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) Oil prices went over $72 per barrel for the first time since 2014.

• Two Men Charged in 2015 Killing of 15 Stellar Sea Lions

  Juneau, AK (KINY) - Two Alaskan men were charged in a case regarding 15 Stellar sea lions found dead during the opening of the 2015 Copper River salmon season.

• Early learning focus of Chamber lunch

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  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) Monica Liang-Aguirre, Director of Learning for the Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning spoke on how Seattle has handled early childhood education.