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Head Start can still use words like ‘race’ and ‘women’ for federal funding, judge says
Providers notched a legal win this week when a judge temporarily halted the administration’s requirements for grant applications.
Jan 133 min read


New series: Surveying Alaska’s candidates for governor
Part 1: Gubernatorial hopefuls weigh in on oil taxes and how to cook fish
Jan 1310 min read


Taking a load off: 3 million pounds of snow shoveled just from CBJ’s roofs after record storms
One planeload of people, another plane full of shovels, and new avalanche monitoring equipment to observe Mt. Juneau flown in to help mitigation efforts, city manager says.
Jan 134 min read


US Supreme Court appears poised to affirm trans athlete bans in Idaho, West Virginia
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday weighed whether Idaho and West Virginia laws banning transgender athletes from participating on women’s and girls’ sports teams are constitutional.
Jan 134 min read


Alaska’s budget problem isn’t the dividend — it’s fiscal honesty
As the Alaska Legislature prepares to return to Juneau, lawmakers once again confront a familiar and contentious choice. The governor has proposed a so-called “full” Permanent Fund dividend and a budget that relies on a roughly $1.5 billion draw from the Constitutional Budget Reserve to deliver it.
Jan 134 min read


Police blotter for Jan. 11
This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.
Jan 131 min read


US Supreme Court declines to hear case that could have upended Alaska subsistence fishing
Changes to federal subsistence management are still possible through a newly started regulation review process.
Jan 133 min read


Mayor seeks to demote Eaglecrest’s board to ‘advisory’ role in wake of resignations of top leaders
General manager, board chair stepped down last Thursday; Weldon says ‘I just think the city needs to have more oversight’ as major decisions on gondola, budget loom.
Jan 123 min read


Change to definition of sexual assault sought by Juneau lawmaker after partial acquittal of chiropractor at trial
Proposal among 26 bills prefiled Friday by legislators; Rep. Sara Hannan says she’s seeking to close a loophole in state law after dismissal of some charges against Jeffrey Fultz last year.
Jan 123 min read


Murkowski part of congressional delegation visiting Denmark as Trump continues to threaten Greenland
Alaska Republican who co-chairs Senate Arctic Caucus argues for ‘focus on continued partnership rather than possession’ in floor speech
Jan 123 min read


A 50-year moment for Eaglecrest and Juneau’s civic process
Creating a charter-level process for advisory, non-binding votes would give Juneau a clearer way to hear from residents early, thoughtfully, and consistently. Importantly, such a process would apply not just to Eaglecrest, but to future decisions that shape the community over decades.
Jan 123 min read


Repeat wildlife offender found guilty of falsifying records for his commercial fishing business
Michael Duby represented himself in a trial that was the culmination of more than five years of legal proceedings.
Jan 125 min read
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