July - 2026 14/26

City funds nonprofit to support childcare in Juneau schools

A Juneau nonprofit is looking for local childcare providers to offer after-school care at two elementary schools that lost the service in recent years.

Jul 161 min read

Report: When climate disasters hit, feds increasingly leave local governments hanging

Communities that ask for federal assistance when climate disasters hit can’t count on that help to arrive. That increasingly common reality was reviewed in a recent report by Wisconsin Policy Forum, which focused on the historic floods in the state last August, finding that federal aid to help rebuild public infrastructure damaged by the record-breaking storms fell short of what was needed.

Jul 165 min read

Amid political division, Alaska lawmakers close in on final compromise gasline bill

Legislators return to Capitol on Thursday for possible vote; Dunleavy says a third special session to advance Alaska LNG Project likely if acceptable bill fails to pass.

Jul 165 min read

Trump is expected to make election conspiracies a focus of his national address

President Donald Trump is set to address the nation on Thursday night on topics he said will include elections and voting machines, suggesting he is likely to revisit some of the unproven claims he has previously made about Republican losses, particularly his own in 2020.

Jul 163 min read

Tiny Alaska port town designs transportation plan to handle huge crowds

Whittier is putting finishing touches on a plan to guide transportation management over the next two decades.

Jul 154 min read

Letter: Voting by mail

In terms of sending ballots by mail, many civic-minded people are elderly or disabled and they deserve to have the vote-by-mail option.

Jul 151 min read

A tribute to Juneau’s first combined high school graduates at their 70th reunion

A total of 78 students graduated from Juneau-Douglas High School on May 23, 1956. The following is a summary of that year’s class by alumnus Pete Hocson, who returned to Juneau for a reunion with other classmates on the same date this year.

Jul 151 min read

Death Notice: James ‘Jim’ Rollo Wilson

James "Jim" Rollo Wilson, 77, passed away July 2, 2026.

Jul 151 min read

Have a felony record in Alaska? You may still be eligible to vote.

Alaskans who are currently incarcerated and awaiting trial or sentencing, and those who have served their sentence and have been released from correctional supervision are eligible to vote in all elections.

Jul 153 min read

Hegseth says troops will be tested for low testosterone

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that he is rolling out a new screening program for “testosterone deficiency” among troops, calling it necessary to allow them to operate at their "absolute best.”

Jul 154 min read