https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/KTOO-UPDATE-2022-04-28.mp3 In this newscast:

• The Juneau Assembly considers exempting food from the city’s sales tax
• Alaska public health experts discuss the latest COVID trends
• Some Juneau Assembly members are questioning the police department’s plan to buy an armored vehicle
• Bartlett Regional Hospital has named a permanent chief behavioral health officer
• Gov. Dunleavy reiterates his push for Alaska Permanent Fund dividends of at least $3,700
• A state judge sets a May 3 deadline for challenges to a revised redistricting plan
• A heli-skiing guide dies in an avalanche near Valdez
• Tonight’s weather and aurora forecasts line up for a good show