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Ketchikan independent Rep. Dan Ortiz announces he’s no longer seeking reelection; the Juneau Assembly considers how to proceed with lower property taxes; a new bill will help finance renewable energy projects around the state; and a Southeast Alaska group is looking for a cheaper way to get rid of trash.

A Ketchikan jeweler is sued by the state for selling fake gold. Dozens of festival goers were stranded in Haines over the weekend when an AMHS ferry broke down. A petition seeks to list Alaska king salmon as endangered. Protesters target Denali National Park over what officials say was a bogus rumor. 

The governor eyes establishing a task force to look at the states seafood industry turmoil. Solving the mystery of a shipwrecked charter vessel. 

The Ketchikan School Board recalls some pink slips. Mary Peltola attempts to tackle bycatch. A Southeast Alaska Coast Guard pilot makes his Jepoardy! debut.

The village of Kasaan prepares to paddle to Juneau for Celebration, for the first time ever. A bill affecting marijuana sales dies on the floor. A Southeast Alaska-centric update from Senator Lisa Murkowski. Petersburg puts the pieces together. 

The Ketchikan Borough Assembly voted last night to approve the school district’s budget with additional funding; Indigenous leaders speak out against fake totem poles in downtown Ketchikan; and state Sen. Bert Stedman, who represents most of Southeast Alaska including Ketchikan, reflects on this year’s budget process.