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The Alaska House budget currently has a ‘full’ PFD of about $3,800. Except it really doesn’t.
Legislators on all sides agree PFD will shrink drastically before floor vote to avoid $2 billion deficit.
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Trump rescinds Biden executive order expanding tribal sovereignty and self-governance
Order giving Natives more access to federal funds cited in awarding of major Southeast Alaska projects.
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Jessie Holmes, former reality TV star, wins longest-ever Iditarod dog race: ‘It’s a magical feeling’
Jessie Holmes, a former reality television star on “Life Below Zero,” won the longest-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog…
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Juneau School District submits budget for next school year to Juneau Assembly
The plan assumes $400 BSA hike and no staff vacancies; board also advocates for DH playground.
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Middle schoolers bring ‘Necessary Nonsense’ to life in Theater Alaska Kids Company’s debut play
Imagine a world where “Alice in Wonderland” characters mingle with limerick legends such as “an old man with…
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Wrangell boys advance to state’s 2A fourth-place game
Kake boys advance to 1A fourth-place game, Skagway boys to seventh.
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Metlakatla girls earn fourth place game at state
Hoonah and Klawock girls lose final state games.
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Alaskans across the state rally to save Medicaid: their ‘lifeline’
Caregivers raise their voices to protect their jobs and the thousands of lives impacted if Medicaid is cut.
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New Alaska revenue forecast worsens state’s big projected budget deficits
The state of Alaska is still facing a significant budget deficit despite a revised state revenue forecast published…
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Judge orders Trump administration to rehire thousands of fired workers; at least some to get back pay
Treasury, Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Defense, Energy and Interior departments affected by order.
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Wrangell boys fall in emotional first game at state tournament
Wolves honor coach’s father and Southeast legend “Fast Freddy” following his recent death.
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Subsea communications cable repair ship makes port stop in Juneau between Southeast projects
Cable Innovator wraps up work in Sitka, now heads for Angoon following regional outage.
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Metlakatla boys win, girls lose, in state opening 2A games
Chiefs cruise past Comets, MisChiefs falter to the Comets’ girls.
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Empire Archives: Juneau’s history for the week ending March 15
Three decades of capital city coverage.
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Juneau Lyric Opera celebrates a chorus of community for 50th anniversary
German operetta “Die Fledermaus” that launched JLO gets revival with old and new voices Friday night.
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Kake state championship hopes fall by a point
Klawock girls, Skagway boys stay alive; Hoonah, Haines girls lose first games.
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‘Anecdotal’ signs Juneau’s tourism season may see a dropoff due to Trump’s policies, officials say
Tariffs, talk of recession causing uncertainty and ill will resulting in reports of cancellations.
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Former Dunleavy aide files libel lawsuit against news organizations, reporters
Jeremy Cubas, representing himself in the suit, resigned from the governor’s office in 2023.
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Juneau School District leaders plan final vote Thursday on ‘conservative’ budget for next year
Plan assumes $400 BSA hike and no staff vacancies; actual figures likely to be more financially favorable.
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House passes education bill with $1,000 BSA increase as state’s fiscal situation grows bleaker
Senate majority likely to trim hike to $680 while legislators also seek policy deal with governor.