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Juneau libaries to reopen soon

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Juneau libaries to reopen soon

There will new schedules and guidelines.

Alaskans pick up and turn in Permanent Fund Dividend applications at the Department of Revenue office in the State Office Building in March 2011. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Dunleavy: PFD checks are going out early

July 1 is the targeted date.

First Student employees and Juneau School District food services supervisor Adrianne Schwartz, left, carry student meals off the bus they’re being distributed from near Juneau-Douglas High School:Yadaa.at Kalé, March 16, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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School year meal program switching to summer mode

They served more than 60,000 meals in two months.

In this Sept. 26, 2019 file photo, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy listens during a news conference in Anchorage, Alaska. The Alaska Supreme Court ruled Friday, May 8, 2020, that an effort to recall Dunleavy can proceed. (AP Photo | Mark Thiessen, File)

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Next phase of reopening is nearly all businesses and entities

Governor’s plan goes into effect Friday.

Representatives leave Capitol while Senate finishes business

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Representatives leave Capitol while Senate finishes business

Things are moving fast.

Lawmakers dive back into work

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Lawmakers dive back into work

Things are moving fast.

Lemon Creek Correctional Center has its first confirmed case of the coronavirus, April 10, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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Lemon Creek Correctional Center staff member tests positive for coronavirus

This will be the 11th case in the hard-hit facility.

Copies of the U.S. Constitution as well as “I voted” stickers are available to voters during the Municipal Election at AEL&P on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Not mailing it in: State’s plan is for primary to proceed as usual with modifications

Early voting and absentee ballots will be options, and there will be PPE at polls.

Lawsuit brings lawmakers back to Juneau

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Lawsuit brings lawmakers back to Juneau

They want to OK funding by Wednesday.

C-17 Globemaster III cargo planes from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson performed a flyby over Juneau on May 15, 2020, to support the efforts of medical and emergency personnel in the face of the coronavirus. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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Coming in hot: Juneau gathers to watch Air Force flyover

The aircraft flew low down the Gastineau Channel.

Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire                                Many restaurants and eateries in Juneau have had to refit to deal with the new realities of the coronavirus. Deckhand Dave’s is one of those, reopening on May 15, 2020.

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What’s cookin’? Restaurants around town adjust to ultra-hygienic new normal

No touch, no problem from farm to front door.

Juneau City Hall on Monday, March 30, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

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City asks governor for collaboration on travel restrictions

Juneau is a lynchpin for the region, the Assembly says.

Connecting people to salmon in Alaska, the East Coast and the Midwest during COVID-19

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Connecting people to salmon in Alaska, the East Coast and the Midwest during COVID-19

A lot has changed almost overnight.

This photo shows the Trans-Alaska pipeline and pump station north of Fairbanks, Alaska. The future of Alaska’s unique program of paying residents an annual check is in question, with oil prices low and an economy struggling during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo | Al Grillo, File)

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Low oil prices and coronavirus fallout mean PFD could be at risk

Without cuts or new revenue, there’s a real possibility the program could go away, an economist said.

A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft of the 517th Airlift Squadron takes off from Bryant Army Airfield on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Monday, March 7, 2016. C-17s from JBER will conduct a flyover of Juneau on May 15, 2020, to celebrate first responders. (U.S. Air Force | Justin Connaher)

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Air Force and Air National Guard aircraft to conduct flyover

The demonstration comes on the heels of similar demos in the Lower 48.

New bills could bring more coronavirus relief money, spending flexibility

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New bills could bring more coronavirus relief money, spending flexibility

A change is gonna come.

OK for now, but Assembly is uncomfortable with interstate travel

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OK for now, but Assembly is uncomfortable with interstate travel

When and how?

CARES Act money is coming, but use is still unclear

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CARES Act money is coming, but use is still unclear

Congress could change the rules.

Courtesy photo | Kaia Rongstad                                 Personnel at Northland Audiology and Hearing Services demonstrates a new style of mask that allows the hearing-impared to see the user’s mouth, facilitating communication.

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Read my lips: Local company designs PPE for the hearing-impaired

The specialized PPE is allowing audiologists to reopen

This photo shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration building behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency’s campus in Silver Spring, Md. U.S. regulators have approved a new type of coronavirus test that administration officials have touted as a key to opening up the country. The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday, May 9, 2020, announced emergency authorization for antigen tests developed by Quidel Corp. of San Diego. The test can rapidly detect fragments of virus proteins in samples collected from swabs inside the nasal cavity, the FDA said in a statement. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

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New coronavirus antigen test with fast results approved

U.S. regulators have approved a new type of coronavirus test.