Monday is the last day to officially begin a campaign for state or federal office in Alaska this election cycle. Here are a few updates on the day’s elections news.
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Juneau hatchery king salmon sport fishing opens
The daily limit is four Chinook salmon of any size, within hatchery areas.
SEARHC opens new urgent care clinic in downtown Juneau
The new facility is Juneau’s fourth urgent care. It will provide treatment for nonemergency medical issues like minor injuries, sinus infections, and upper respiratory symptoms.
In setback for oil companies, tax board raises trans-Alaska pipeline value by $3 billion
Alaska and three of its municipalities could be in line for an extra $60 million in oil industry tax revenue after a new ruling in a long-running feud over the value of the trans-Alaska pipeline system. A state appeals board this week determined the property tax value of the enormous 50-year-old pipeline system, which moves crude 800…
Alaska’s deteriorating schools could receive more than $148M for repairs. It’s a fraction of what they need
Following reporting by KYUK, ProPublica, and NPR, lawmakers tripled the funding the state would allocate toward school construction and maintenance. The budget increase would still only cover about 13% of what school districts requested.
Canoes launch from Petersburg on Journey to Celebration
A group of canoes from several different communities embarked from Petersburg on May 24 to paddle together to Juneau, camping and visiting villages along the way. It’s a tradition known as Journey. Kéet yaakw — a hand-painted, 39-foot, Tlingit-style fiberglass canoe — is Petersburg’s first in over a century. The local tribe says launching the canoe Journey…