“We picked beaches where people recreate a lot, and so these are popular places where kiddos are in the water, people are out kayaking, paddle boarding,” said Rebecca Bellmore, the science director at Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition.
The Juneau Assembly is considering an emergency appropriation for the repairs during a special meeting this Thursday. If approved, it would allow the city to spend up to $3.5 million.
The Juneau chapter of the International Association of Fire Fighters, or IAFF, ratified the new contract that takes effect now and lasts two years. The contract comes as the department has struggled with staffing for the past few years.
Because lawmakers are meeting in a special session that ends on Friday, even a short delay could kill the bill containing the tax break.
(From @alaskabeacon.com)
The U.S. Supreme Court is currently considering a Republican Party challenge to a Mississippi law that counts mail-in ballots similarly to how Alaska does. It could affect how remote villages vote by mail, especially if mail gets delayed.
(From KYUK - Bethel)
The deadline comes a day before a special session is set to end, as senators continue to wrestle with whether to approve a tax break Dunleavy is seeking for the Alaska LNG project.
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District officials grappling with severe budget shortfalls have opted to close 12 elementary and middle schools across the state — in Anchorage, Wasilla, Sutton, Seward, Sterling, Soldotna, Kasilof and Ketchikan.
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That decision came after Sen. Dan Sullivan alleged the challenger’s candidacy was a “dirty trick” by Democrats.
(From @alaskapublic.org)
Under Alaska law, people seeking a medication-induced abortion must go in person to a clinic, which is usually limited to Anchorage or Fairbanks.
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The task force is slated to dive into long-term planning and draft policy recommendations for the city later this summer and fall and expected to finalize its recommendations on Oct. 22.
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The City and Borough of Juneau is repairing two school roofs this summer that were damaged during this past winter’s record-breaking snowstorms.
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So far, Juneau’s popular beaches are mostly poop-free.
Alaska is one of 29 states that allow at least some late-arriving ballots to be counted as long as they are postmarked on or before election day. But a U.S. Supreme Court ruling could complicate…
The Division of Elections can't add "good faith" to the Constitution's list of U.S. Senate candidate qualifications, the Legislature's legal advisor says.
The group is examining whether the city’s current approach to managing tourism is working and recommend big-picture changes to the Juneau Assembly. That’s as major cruise tourism developments are on…
The bills span a wide range of topics, from education to corporate taxes to artificial food dyes. Any bills Dunleavy vetoes could be subject to an override vote on Friday.
