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Budget cuts rely on Medicaid savings that will be difficult to achieve

Once a state makes someone eligible for Medicaid, they’re entitled to receive health care — and their provider is entitled to be paid.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | August 22, 2019 7:26 pm

City and Borough of Juneau loses almost $80,000 to wire fraud scam

A scammer stole $329,630.21 from the City and Borough of Juneau through wire fraud earlier this year. The city’s insurance was able to cover $250,000 — the policy limit for fraud.

By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | August 22, 2019 5:32 pm

Even before vetoes, poll by anti-tax Gov. Dunleavy shows Alaskans, narrowly, favoring more taxes

Alaska GOP Gov. Mike Dunleavy opposes new taxes. But in a poll he quietly commissioned earlier this year, a narrow majority of respondents supported them.

By Nat Herz, Alaska's Energy Desk | August 23, 2019 7:23 pm

ConocoPhillips’ next big oil project in Alaska takes another step forward

The company hopes to construct a new oil processing facility, up to five drill sites, about 40 miles of permanent roads, a gravel mine and hundreds of miles of pipelines and seasonal ice roads.

By Elizabeth Harball, Alaska's Energy Desk | August 23, 2019 6:38 pm

A Donlin Gold film crew interviews sub-deacon Eric Morgan Sr. about the Chuathbaluk church renovation paid for by Donlin.

At the moment, Donlin Gold isn’t building a mine. But it is building a church.

The company that wants to build one of the world’s biggest gold mines is currently renovating a church in a small village on the Kuskokwim River. Why?

By Krysti Shallenberger, Alaska's Energy Desk | August 23, 2019 6:17 pm

Wrangell aims to put itself on the (virtual) map

Wrangell’s local government recently Googled itself — and it didn’t like what it saw. Now the city is working with a contractor to brush up its online image.

By June Leffler, KSTK - Wrangell | August 23, 2019 4:34 pm

Officials: McKinley Fire has burned 51 homes, 3 businesses, 80 outbuildings

Officials also cautioned that the McKinley Fire is still extremely active and could intensify on Saturday because of a shifting wind pattern.

By Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media | August 23, 2019 4:05 pm

NPR Tiny Desk Contest winner Quinn Christopherson performs with Nick Carpenter on Juneau Afternon on Thursday, August 22, 2019. (Photo by Annie Bartholomew/KTOO)

NPR Tiny Desk Contest winner Quinn Christopherson reflects on his newfound fame

Christopherson had never toured anywhere outside of Anchorage before winning the contest. And even though he was born and raised in Alaska, this was his first time visiting Juneau.

By Sheli DeLaney, KRNN | August 23, 2019 2:35 pm

Experts: Heat and drought, not spruce beetles or leaf miners, turned Alaska forests into kindling

There are more insects in the forest than other years, but experts say climate is the biggest factor for fires.

By Nat Herz, Alaska's Energy Desk | August 23, 2019 1:35 pm

Woolly bear caterpillar tries to escape its glass prison located in a North Douglas kitchen in August 2019. (Photo by Matt Miller/KTOO)

Gardentalk – Ripe corn and woolly bear caterpillars

Also, a short preview of the Harvest Fair and Farmers Market at the Juneau Community Garden on Saturday, Aug. 24.

By Matt Miller, KTOO | August 23, 2019 6:00 am

People dressed in black hold up paintings, books, drums, and artwork on a street corner in Juneau. Juneau artists hold up their work at a demonstration outside Sealaska Heritage Institute protesting the budget cuts to the Alaska State Council on the Arts on Tuesday, July 9, 2019. (Photo by Annie Bartholomew/KTOO)

Once vetoed by Dunleavy, funding for Alaska’s arts council is back in the budget

Among the funding the Alaska Legislature restored that Gov. Mike Dunleavy let stand was $3,869,600 for the Alaska State Council on the Arts.

By Scott Burton, KTOO | August 22, 2019 7:20 pm

Floyd Dryden Middle School students in custody after alleged shooting threat

Juneau police received a report Wednesday night from someone who overheard two students at Floyd Dryden Middle School talking about bringing a gun to school and shooting people.

By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | August 22, 2019 5:15 pm

Will EPA veto Pebble? Boss of agency says it’s not his call.

During a recent trip to Alaska, the head of the EPA spoke on several topics. But he said nothing about the hottest topic involving the EPA and Alaska: the proposed Pebble Mine.

By Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media | August 22, 2019 4:27 pm

Trump’s path to ‘energy dominance’ in Alaska has a key opponent: Lawyers

Not long after Trump took office, former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke famously proclaimed “the only path for energy dominance is a path through the great state of Alaska.” Two and a half years into the administration, lawyers have proven to be significant impediments to that path.

By Elizabeth Harball, Alaska's Energy Desk | August 22, 2019 3:40 pm

Bishop Andrew Bellisario addresses reporters at St. Ann's Parish Hall on August 21, 2019. (Photo by Adelyn Baxter/KTOO)

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Diocese of Juneau finds ‘credible evidence’ of sexual misconduct by Southeast Alaska priests

A report commissioned by the Diocese of Juneau found “credible evidence” that seven people who served the Catholic Church in Southeast Alaska since 1951 engaged in sexual misconduct involving minors or vulnerable adults.

By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | August 21, 2019 6:17 pm

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Budget cuts rely on Medicaid savings that will be difficult to achieve

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City and Borough of Juneau loses almost $80,000 to wire fraud scam

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ConocoPhillips’ next big oil project in Alaska takes another step forward

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At the moment, Donlin Gold isn’t building a mine. But it is building a church.

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Wrangell aims to put itself on the (virtual) map

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Officials: McKinley Fire has burned 51 homes, 3 businesses, 80 outbuildings

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NPR Tiny Desk Contest winner Quinn Christopherson reflects on his newfound fame

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Experts: Heat and drought, not spruce beetles or leaf miners, turned Alaska forests into kindling

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Once vetoed by Dunleavy, funding for Alaska’s arts council is back in the budget

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