Juneau Independent

President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday it will redirect $495 million in additional funding to historically Black colleges and universities as well as tribal colleges. The U.S. Education Department’s announcement came just days after the administration decided to gut and reprogram $350 million in discretionary funds that support minority-serving institutions over claims that these programs are “racially discriminatory.” 

Celebration comes as ski resort tries to make a major transition to overcome years of financial losses and operational struggles.

Mendenhall Campground, glacier visitor center, Skaters Cabin Road and View Drive among areas expected to be affected.

This is an expensive and highly visible project and should be approached with a higher expectation for public participation, transparency, detailed plans and timelines – and instead there is every appearance of "fire, aim, ready."

“This is about our rights, our rights as human beings, our land, where we live.”

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This October, Juneau voters will have the chance to make some of the most consequential changes to our city government since Juneau and Douglas merged to form a borough in 1970.

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U.S. Food and Drug Administration leaders under President Donald Trump are moving to abandon a decades-old policy of asking outside experts to review drug applications, a move critics say would shield the agency’s decisions from public scrutiny.

Learning outdoors is nothing new for students in Juneau’s Tlingit, Culture, Language and Literacy program. That’s what they did on their...