Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Thursday announced he had vetoed a bill that would have boosted the basic per-student funding amount for public schools, the base student allocation, by $1,000. Instead, Dunleavy said he would introduce a $560 BSA increase, along with $35 million in targeted education funding, attached to a set of policies in a…
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Tlingit and Haida president calls for unity amid federal uncertainty at tribal assembly in Juneau
More than 120 delegates of the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska are meeting in Juneau for its 90th annual tribal assembly in Juneau.
Alaska Gov. Dunleavy vetoes education funding boost for second year in a row
House Bill 69 would have increased the base student allocation — the core of the state’s per-student funding — by $1,000 in the funding formula.
Alaskans rally for due process rights and return of Maryland man imprisoned in El Salvador
A crowd of over 100 residents gathered in front of the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau on Wednesday, for a “pop-up” protest calling for due process and justice for a Maryland man mistakenly deported and imprisoned in El Salvador.
As Juneau’s winter warming shelter closes, some patrons don’t know where they’ll spend the night
The shelter is a last resort for unhoused people to survive cold winter nights when temperatures drop below freezing. Its seasonal closure comes as Juneau grapples with a housing shortage and a city-run campground remains closed.
State seeks preliminary injunction against Eklutna Tribe casino
The Native Village of Eklutna’s new casino has been going full steam ahead since it opened in January, but the state wants a court order that could stop it in its tracks.