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Over the past few months, the Juneau Assembly spent dozens of hours debating how to plug a multimillion-dollar recurring budget hole due to the tax exemption on food and utilities and the cap on the city’s property tax rate that voters passed last fall.
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In separate interviews, both say they are most proud of their efforts to prioritize more housing development in Juneau, though they noted the work is far from done.
“You’re keeping the abundance in the community,” Brittany Woods-Orrison said. “And then you start building a connection with the people you have art from.”
Last week, the National Republican Senatorial Committee sent a letter to the state, asking that Petersburg Sullivan be removed from the ballot.
(From KFSK - Petersburg)
Many landowners who weren’t required to pay for the flood wall were likely protected from the record-breaking flood last year. But some say it doesn’t go far enough.
At a flood preparedness workshop at Thunder Mountain Middle School on Tuesday, staff at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said they’re raising an 1,110 foot-long dirt berm parallel to the road.
In the comic, the characters go to Juneau and explore the Mendenhall Glacier, downtown and Harborview Elementary School. Along the way, they meet characters created by Juneau’s TCLL students.
The draft includes values like “student focus,” “community partnership,” and “equity and belonging.” It lists six priorities as well, including “student well-being,” “academic success,” and “fiscal and operational integrity.”
The Eastern North Pacific gray whale population has declined by more than 50% — from roughly 27,000 whales in 2015/2016 to 14,000 whales in 2022/2023 — since a marine heatwave known as “the blob” hit the Pacific ocean about a decade ago.
(From KCAW - Sitka)
The approved budget reduces funding to the Juneau-Douglas City Museum, resulting in the layoff of two staff members and drastically reducing the museum’s hours. The budget also includes the closure and sale of the Mount Jumbo Gym.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is building a berm parallel to Back Loop Road.
The Juneau Assembly approved the city’s budget for the next fiscal year on Monday after months of deliberation on how to fill a multimillion-dollar budget hole.
Last week, more than 60 artists showed up in Juneau to sell their jewelry at Celebration, a days-long event that uplifts the survival and persistence of Lingít, Haida and Ts’msyen cultures. Some…
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In a letter to Petersburg Sullivan Monday afternoon, Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom, a Republican, alleged the state received "credible allegations" that he did not file in good faith.
Hundreds of homeowners will no longer have to pay into a local improvement district for the HESCO barriers, but a lawsuit over the flood wall is ongoing.
“Naakéedáx̱ Haa X̱oonx’í Yán”, which means “All of our friends from the North” in Lingít, is a comic book created by students, teachers, elders and an alumnus of the Tlingit Culture, Language and…
It’s early May, and five gray whales weave between the kelp as they feed on herring eggs in the water around our 20-foot inflatable boat. Researchers are
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The Juneau School Board will decide on whether to adopt the school district’s new strategic plan Tuesday night at the last regular meeting of the fiscal year.
Assembly decisions included finalizing proposed service reductions and facility closures, approving new revenue opportunities and setting a property tax rate.
