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US Supreme Court limits injunctions, allows Trump to act on birthright citizenship ban
The U.S. Supreme Court, as seen on Oct. 9, 2024. (Jane Norman/States Newsroom) By Ariana Figueroa States Newsroom The U.S. Supreme Court...
Jun 277 min read
School district has ‘extra’ $1M with BSA hike, but may lose $8M next year if state alters local funding rules
Estimated cost of new limits on non-instructional funding for Juneau schools increases nearly fourfold from a month ago.
Jun 274 min read
Dunleavy vetoes bills capping payday loans, expanding Sitka school’s ability to seek project funds
A payday loans bill capping interest rates and fees at 36% was vetoed this week by Gov. Mike Dunleavy. The governor also vetoed a bill expanding the ability of Sitka’s Mt. Edgecumbe High School to receive state maintenance funds.
Jun 263 min read
Minimum wage to increase July 1 in Alaska, other US locations
The minimum wage will increase in 15 states and cities in July, though lawmakers in other states have worked to slow down wage hikes.
Jun 262 min read
Trump drive to defund NPR, PBS resisted by Republicans from Alaska, other rural states
The National Public Radio headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) The Trump...
Jun 266 min read
Cemetery caretakers, Takshanuk in dispute over Sawmill Road parcel
A boundary conflict between neighbors on Sawmill Road exploded into the open last week, threatening the future of a community composting facility, and, some say, the future of the borough-owned Jones Point Cemetery.
Jun 267 min read
One dead after local guides take weekend Canada river trip
One person is dead and two others were treated for medical issues after a group of rafting guides operating in the Chilkat Valley took a weekend trip down two rivers in Canada.
Jun 264 min read
‘Healthy tribes make healthy communities’
Tlingit and Haida Central Council plans to renovate the former Floyd Dryden Middle School, open a new storefront in downtown Juneau, and continue work toward a new tribal education campus.
Jun 261 min read
Local governments, tribes, nonprofits sue Trump administration over EPA grants
Emissions fume at the coal-fueled Oak Grove Power Plant in Robertson County, Texas. Nonprofits, tribes and local governments filed a...
Jun 262 min read
Consuming Juneau: Local gas prices range from $3.51 to $4.40 a gallon
A price check of Juneau’s 12 retail gas stations on the morning of Thursday, June 26, shows prices for regular unleaded ranging from $3.50⁹ at Fisherman’s Bend to $4.39⁹ at two Delta Western Petroleum stations.
Jun 263 min read
Alaska wildlife action plan faces uncertainty as Trump seeks to end grant funding
Political uncertainty swirls around future of 10-year state plans like that of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game An Alaska hare...
Jun 267 min read
Wrangell school committee suggests consolidation, cuts to cope with deficit
The school board’s ad hoc committee charged with recommending money-saving ideas for the financially stressed school district has listed consolidating the elementary school into one building and moving to a four-day school week among the top options.
Jun 263 min read
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