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State awaits report, cost estimate on repairing Matanuska state ferry — and if it’s worth the effort
Full-body scan of vessel, out of service for 18 months, will determine if ship should be scrapped.
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Here’s what happening for First Friday in May
Exhibit by more than 45 Alaska Natives at state museum features protector robes, MMIP Day preview.
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Alaska Senate unanimously OKs increasing maximum state disaster relief payments and eligibility
Bill by Jesse Kiehl, D-Juneau, raises limit to $50K instead of $21K, makes condo residents eligible
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Mill rate, land-use code rewrite, elevator at indoor field house among few public comments on proposed CBJ budget
Assembly begins in-depth amendment process Wednesday to draft plan for fiscal year starting July 1.
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Alaska tribal health consortiums are legally immune in many cases, state Supreme Court says
The Alaska Supreme Court overturned a 20-year-old precedent Friday by ruling that Alaska Native tribal organizations can more…
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Police calls for Thursday, April 25, 2024
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School board president says she won’t run again at meeting where members assess their response to crisis
Deedie Sorensen says it’s time to retire as board members give themselves tough grades, lofty goals.
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Annual community cleanup is its own reward — and then some
Nearly 800 people pick up tons of trash, recyclables and perhaps treasures
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Police calls for Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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Neighbors: Public input sought as Tongass begins revising 25-year-old forest plan
Initial phase focuses on listening, informing, and gathering feedback.
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Alaska Senate panel approves state spending plan with smaller dividend than House proposed
Senate proposal closes $270 million gap in House plan, but further negotiations are expected in May.
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Report portrays mixed picture of Alaska’s huge seafood industry
Overall economic value rising, but employment is declining and recent price collapses are worrisome.
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Alaska Senate plans fast action on correspondence problem, but House is ‘fundamentally divided’
State judge considering delay in ruling striking down program used by more than 22,000 students.
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Police calls for Tuesday, April 23, 2024
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Empire Archives: Juneau’s history for the week ending April 27
Three decades of capital city coverage.
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JDHS ranks fourth, TMHS fifth among 64 Alaska high schools in U.S. News and World Report survey
HomeBRIDGE ranks 41st, YDHS not ranked in nationwide assessment of more than 24,000 schools.
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A historically big show-and-tell for small Ravenstail robes
About 40 child-sized robes to be featured in weavers’ gathering, dance and presentations Tuesday.
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House passes bill banning kids under 14 from social media, requiring age verification for porn sites
Key provisions of proposal comes from legislators at opposite ends of the political spectrum.
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Alaska House panel removes proposal to raise the state’s age of sexual consent to 18
Rep. Andrew Gray, author of the idea, says he will introduce a revised and updated version.