Master Gardener Ed Buyarski has a tips for keeping your lawn and gardening healthy and moist, even with the current wet summer here in Southeast Alaska.
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Juneau Assembly sends expansion of senior sales tax break back to committee
The Juneau Assembly declined to pass a broaden sales tax exemption for seniors. Opposition from businesses prodded elected officials to refer the initiative back to committee.
Juneau hikes fees for impounded pets
Fines for pet owners whose for critters scooped up by animal control officers have gone up. The fees hadn't been adjusted for nearly 17 years.
Juneau school board considers options for funding roof repairs
Local education officials are applying for state money to replace and repair leaky roofs at several Juneau schools. About $5 million is coming in over the next five years earmarked for school maintenance from sales tax money that voters approved in the Oct. 3 election.
Deputy attorney general says SB91 repeal would be ‘dangerous’
"They’re calling it GTA, grand theft Anchorage, right now," said Rep. Lora Reinbold, who says she wants to repeal Senate Bill 91. "It’s outrageous, what’s going on in the city that I love.”
