Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, October 26, 2022

a Juneau planning commission meeting
At least 40 people came to an Oct. 25, 2022 meeting of Juneau’s planning commission, most of them wearing shirts that said “Juneau Needs Affordable Housing.” (Photo by Jennifer Pemberton/KTOO)

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Wednesday on Alaska News Nightly:

A project to build a new homeless shelter in Anchorage is put on hold. Also, how Republicans running against other Republicans are approaching this year’s election. And why the value of Southeast Alaska’s Dungeness crab dropped this year.

Reports tonight from:

Wesley Early, Jeremy Hsieh and Adelyn Baxter in Anchorage
Jennifer Pemberton in Juneau
Angela Denning in Petersburg
Kirsten Dobroth in Kodiak
and Desiree Hagen in Homer

Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Casey Grove, with producing and audio engineering from Toben Shelby and Katie Anastas.

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