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Falcons soar to title over Huskies and Knights

Thunder Mountain Middle School grapplers win away tournament

Feb 34 min read

Public forums set for residents to weigh in on CBJ, school district budgets

School board to host session Thursday evening at TMMS; three city workshops scheduled between Feb. 18 and March 3.

Feb 32 min read

Police blotter for Feb. 1

This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.

Feb 31 min read

As school cellphone bans gain in popularity, lawmakers say it’s time to go bell-to-bell

Despite restrictions, students say they still have access to devices during the school day.

Feb 35 min read

Alaska’s ferry system could run out of funding this summer due to ‘federal chaos problem’

A shift in state funding could help, but a big gap likely remains unless a key federal grant is issued Cars drive aboard the Alaska Marine Highway System ferry Hubbard on June 25, 2023, in Haines. (Photo by James Brooks) By James Brooks Alaska Beacon Alaska’s state ferry system is at risk of a partial or total shutdown this summer due to the failure of the federal government to issue a key annual grant. “Currently right now, we have a shortfall in our budget,” said Dom Pannon

Feb 34 min read

Vexed lawmakers told it will take ‘at least a year’ to assess report calling state pay uncompetitive

‘I do feel like this is basically being stuck in a bureaucratic malaise that is slowly grinding my soul into powder‚’ House member tells Dunleavy administration official presenting new plan.

Feb 24 min read

Alaska House re-passes bill to guarantee education rights for deaf children

Alaska children who are deaf and hard-of-hearing would be guaranteed a local education under a proposal passed unanimously by the Alaska House of Representatives on Monday.

Feb 22 min read

Alaska has second-lowest child vaccination rate among 48 states reporting results

82.7% rate for the 2024-25 school year is 9.5% below the state’s rate for 2018-19; non-medical exemptions rise to 9%, up from 6.6%.

Feb 23 min read

Using past rather than current enrollment to fund schools might have lessened Juneau’s budget crisis, lawmakers told

Bill by Rep. Andi Story, D-Juneau, seeking to improve predictability of education funding gets support from district leaders statewide during initial hearing.

Feb 24 min read

Report: Federal government ‘no longer a reliable source of widespread data collection’

Researchers say more than 3,000 data sets removed from public access for homeland security, hunger, drug use, education, disaster preparation, economy and other subjects.

Feb 21 min read

Alaska House approves tougher standards for resident hunting, fishing licenses

HB 93 seeks to mirror most Permanent Fund dividend residency requirements and apply them to fish and game entry requirements.