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Hundreds participate in Juneau LGBTQ+ rally as Trump administration seeks to erase letters and rights
President’s actions to stop “woke” are putting people’s safety and health at risk, participants say.
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Trump declines to rule out recession as tariffs begin to bite
President says Americans will be better off in the long run, policies will keep country from being “ripped…
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Fired and current federal employees find solidarity as community offers support
Trump administration seeks to make government more efficient; fired employees say opposite will happen.
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After Trump threat, British Columbia leader says province will impose tolls on Alaska-bound commerce
Legislation is expected in the coming weeks at the provincial assembly in Victoria; many questions about cost and…
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‘Tribal,’ ‘climate,’ ‘discrimination,’ ‘hate speech’ among words disappearing in new Trump administration
Agencies flag hundreds of words to limit or avoid, according to compilation of government documents.
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Reinstatement of fired USDA employees ordered; local glacier center worker says no word yet from employer
Federal review board orders 45-day stay affecting nearly 6,000 workers while legal challenge is heard.
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From groceries to cars, here’s how Trump’s tariffs may raise prices for US consumers
New tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China took effect Tuesday.
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Trump asserts term off to ‘swift and unrelenting’ start in speech to Congress
President Donald Trump faced heckling from Democrats on Tuesday as he declared that “America is back,” delivering an…
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Juneau and Whitehorse seek to continue sibling ties amidst trade war
Mayor hopes to preserve decades of friendship with sister city during ‘time of political uncertainty.’
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NOAA lease, Goldbelt contract among Juneau cuts at DOGE’s website
Trump administration also lists — then withdraws — Ketchikan Federal Building and other sites for possible sale.
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Trump moves to increase logging in national forests
President Donald Trump has promised to “drill, baby, drill.” Now, he also wants to log.
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Haines worries about loss of relationship with Canadians due to resentment provoked by Trump
“I don’t think we could really replace it,” resident says about potential loss of northern visitors.
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Murkowski ‘sick to my stomach’ about Trump’s berating of Ukraine’s Zelensky in Oval Office
Senator says talk of president ending support for Ukraine, abandoning other allies “a threat to democracy.”
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Students and faculty at UAS react to the decision to remove DEI references from all print and online materials
A week after a Board of Regents’ directive, UAS makes two online key modifications.
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Mass firings begin at NOAA as part of Trump’s federal government downsizing
More than 10% may be let go from agency that oversee weather forecasting, Suicide Basin monitoring.
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Judge tells Trump administration to retract memos directing mass firings
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to retract directives that prompted the firing of thousands…
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U.S. House passes GOP budget teeing up enormous tax and spending cuts
Officials say cuts may result in 100,000 Alaskans losing Medicaid coverage, 70,000 losing SNAP benefits.
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Reviews range widely to Forest Service’s draft ‘biography’ of Tongass as part of management plan update
Comment period ends Monday for assessment of forest — but will plan’s direction change under Trump?
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Firing on: Remaining Forest Service staff fill in to keep Mendenhall Glacier activities flowing
As visitor center continues lectures and kids’ events, fired employees get a show of community support.
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Update: Trump administration, breaking with Musk’s directive, says replying to his email is voluntary
Federal workers told Saturday by Musk failure to reply by Monday would be treated as a resignation.