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Alaska Senate committee advances school funding bill with $1,000 per student formula boost
Senate Education Committee amended House Bill 69 with policy changes, including capping class sizes.
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Alaska Legislature approves bill allowing teenage alcohol servers at restaurants, breweries
The Alaska Legislature has voted to allow teenagers as young as 18 to serve alcohol in the state.
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Murkowski votes to oppose Canada tariffs, Sullivan votes in support
Vote largely symbolic since resolution lacks support in the Republican-controlled U.S. House.
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JDHS softball returns to the circle, baseball to the mound
Crimson Bears girls in new conference, boys on new field.
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Internal memo outlines stark impacts of federal downsizing on Alaska regional fishery agency
Understaffed federal offices supporting fishing regulators cut even further, as NOAA Fisheries works ‘to keep the lights on’
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Eaglecrest Ski Area to end season a week early on Sunday with concert, but no Slush Cup
Poor conditions much of the season limited operations, officials say rain may wipe out scant snow left.
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How Alaska Native youth are protecting the land for their future ancestors
Four women devoting careers to preservation of Indigenous lifeways under threat in Alaska.
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Tidal Echoes launches 2025 literary and arts journal Friday at UAS
Featured artist Mark Sixby and writer Corinna Cook will discuss works at unveiling.
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Trump imposes vast global tariffs; some key partners hit hard
©10% tariff for all countries; trading partners like China, Japan and Europe face significantly higher rates.
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State employee salary study misses another deadline, prompting House resolution demanding to see data
Critics say Dunleavy administration is withholding results showing state pay is uncompetitive.
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Value of Alaska Native education emphasized by Sealaska Heritage Institute president at US Senate hearing
Rosita Ḵaaháni Worl says federal funds for cultural education vital to Alaska Native students’ success.
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Juneau Symphony takes guest conductor on road trip for Sitka show before Sunday’s concert at JDHS
Brad Hogarth, a performer and conductor at Sitka holiday shows, auditions to be symphony’s music director.
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Glacier visitor center plans “half time” operations during tourism season due to mass firings
CBJ tourism manager proposes spending $200K in passenger fees to help organizations with staff at glacier.
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Juneau man faces minimum 25-year sentence after guilty plea to federal child pornography charge
William Steadman, 35, has prior child pornography conviction from 2018.
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Resolution pending in Alaska Legislature urges more federal support for NOAA weather buoys
Too many of the weather buoys floating in the waters off Alaska are out of service and the…
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Airport-style security screening coming soon to Alaska State Capitol after Legislative Council’s OK
“It will probably be a couple weeks before it’s all in place,” says Rep. Sara Hannan, the council’s…
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Capital Transit is constructing a charging station for its new electric buses
Capital Transit superintendent says fleet offering better experience than first electric bus received in 2020.
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Here’s what’s happening for First Friday in April
A poster tribute leading up to the 50th Alaska Folk Festival and composing spontaneous stories of 55 words…
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MVP Tompkins leads Juneau to Gold Medal title
Juneau-AML tops Mt. Edgecumbe 90-84 in Open Bracket