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New council leaders, citizen of year, emerging leader elected at 89th Tribal Assembly
Tlingit and Haida President Chalyee Éesh Richard Peterson elected unopposed to sixth two-year term.
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An ‘Alice in Wonderland’ that requires quick thinking on and off your feet
Ballet that Juneau Dance Theatre calls its most elaborate production ever opens Friday at JDHS.
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Alaska’s carbon storage bill, once a revenue measure, is now seen as boon for oil and coal
Last year, when Gov. Mike Dunleavy proposed legislation last year to allow companies to inject carbon dioxide deep…
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Task force to study additional short-term rental regulations favored by Juneau Assembly members
Operator registration requirement that took effect last year has 79% compliance rate, report states.
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Biden’s Interior Department said to reject industrial road through Alaskan wilderness
The Biden administration is expected to deny permission for a mining company to build a 211-mile industrial road…
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Tribal education campus, cultural immersion park unveiled as 89th annual Tlingit and Haida Assembly opens
State of the Tribe address emphasizes expanding geographical, cultural and economic “footprint.”
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Alaska House committee advances, expands proposal to bar trans girls from girls sports
Bill adds elementary, middle school and collegiate sports to limits in place for high school.
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Juneau’s homeless head outdoors with no official place to camp as warming shelter closes for season
“Everybody’s frantic. They’re probably all going to be sleeping on the streets by the stores again.”
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Recycleworks stops accepting dropoffs temporarily due to equipment failure
Manager of city facility hopes operations can resume by early next week
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State OKs school district’s consolidation plan; closed schools cannot reopen for at least seven years
Plans from color-coded moving boxes to adjusting bus routes well underway, district officials say.
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Lawmakers weigh whether to reduce or acknowledge rights of growing Alaska homeless population
As cities try to house people, Dunleavy’s protest bill would further criminalize them, advocates say.
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Educators and lawmakers trying to determine impacts, next steps of ruling denying state funds for homeschoolers
“Everybody wants to make sure there’s a way to continue supporting homeschool families,” Kiehl says.
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49th annual Alaska Folk Festival ends with promise of an ‘epic’ 50th
Weeklong event remains free after nearly a half-century “which is unheard of,” board president says.
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Biden wins more delegates in Alaska and Wyoming as he heads toward Democratic nomination
President Joe Biden nudged further ahead in the Democratic nomination for reelection by winning party contests in Wyoming…
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Conservation groups’ purchase preserves additional land in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest
A designated wilderness area in Southeast Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, the largest U.S. national forest, is now a…
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Alaska judge strikes down state’s cash payments to families using correspondence school programs
Decision will become a ‘hot-button legislative item’ in final weeks of session, lawmakers say.
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Schools, university and projects across Alaska are set to receive money from new budget bill
Alaska Senate sends draft capital budget to House as work continues on a state spending plan
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Alaska House votes down constitutional guarantee for Permanent Fund dividend
Guarantee had been discussed as part of long-term plan to bring state expenses in line with revenue.
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Indefinite ‘dispersed camping’ for homeless proposed by city leaders due to lack of suitable campsite
Proposed Rock Dump site is next to long-term construction, more costly than expected, report states.
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Juneau man convicted of sexual abuse of 15-year-old girl more than four years after incidents occur
JPD: Randy James Willard, 39, sent explicit videos to and engaged in sexual contact with victim.