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Education funding rally targets tiny audience: swing votes on Saturday’s special session veto override
Legislators passed a $700 per-student funding increase by a 46-14 vote; 45 votes are needed to override Dunleavy vetoing $200 of that increase.
Aug 2, 20254 min read
A flood is expected this month. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says a long-term solution will take years.
Tension from earlier meetings continues as community waits for Suicide Basin to release.
Aug 2, 20258 min read
Treadwell Ditch Trail restoration project completed
Spanning 150 years of history, thousands of hours of volunteer time, six organizations and 13 miles, the Historic Treadwell Ditch Trail...
Aug 1, 20253 min read
JPD requests outside investigation, officer put on administrative leave after violent arrest
Man filming arrest defends officer and says intent was showing racist actions of suspects; relative of injured man says he "isn’t quite out of the woods yet."
Aug 1, 20254 min read
KTOO furloughs temporary staff, limits Gavel Alaska special session coverage, due to federal funding cuts
Station manager says much bigger concerns ahead on same day Corporation for Public Broadcasting announces it is shutting down.
Aug 1, 20253 min read
Alaska ignored warning signs of a budget crisis. Now it doesn’t have funds to fix crumbling schools.
Lawmakers only budgeted $40 million of the nearly $800 million that districts say is needed to fix and maintain schools to keep them safe and operating. Gov. Mike Dunleavy then vetoed more than two-thirds of that.
Aug 1, 20258 min read
Airport Dike Trail reopens, better and safer after temporary closure
Workers spent two weeks performing riverbank stabilization for flood protection along airport’s Emergency Vehicle Access Road.
Aug 1, 20252 min read
Alaska legislators prepare to consider veto overrides in special session — but which ones?
Leading lawmakers say they only expect to meet briefly when the special session opens on Saturday in Juneau.
Jul 31, 20255 min read
Human remains recovered in 2004 ID’d with new DNA analysis as Darryl Bruce Fawcett, missing since 1999
Fawcett, a Juneau resident living on the streets, was found by a diver five years later in deep water by Merchants Wharf.
Jul 31, 20252 min read
Man medevaced to Seattle with head injury after being thrown to the ground by JPD during confrontation
Video of incident near Douglas Public Library shared widely on social media; police say man acted aggressively toward officer and resisted arrest.
Jul 31, 20252 min read
Motives questioned as state signs $28.5M contract for first phase of ferry terminal at Cascade Point
AMHS board members question practicality for travelers; agreement coincides with mining company’s plans for ore shipping facility at the site.
Jul 31, 20255 min read
Community continues to stand for fired staff at Mendenhall Glacier
NFFE Local 251 expects more RIFs following reorganization plan Jane Hale holds a sign protesting the mass firings of federal employees on...
Jul 30, 20254 min read
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