The Juneau Planning Commission has approved a new boat launch and parking facility at Statter Harbor.
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Juneau Afternoon 6/26/13
Wednesday at 3 on KTOO-FM, Laury Scandling hosts. We’ll talk with Angela Chapin about the Alaska Military Youth Academy; Dave Crabtree will fill us in on the latest CBJ Water Quality Report; Phoebe Rohrbacher will be here to highlight Thursday’s National HIV Testing Day; And we’ll dig into local history as we talk with Renee…
Saudi Arabia Shifts Weekends To Friday And Saturday
By royal decree, Saudi Arabia’s weekend is shifting to Friday and Saturday as opposed to Thursday and Friday.
Supreme Court decision affects Alaska
The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a provision of the Voting Rights Act that requires states with a history of voter disenfranchisement– including Alaska –get federal approval before changing election laws.
Supreme Court Strikes Down Key Provision Of Voting Rights Law
By a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court has struck down a key provision of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act that establishes a formula to identify states that may require extra scrutiny by the Justice Department regarding voting procedures.
Court Rulings Complicate Discrimination Suits For Employees
In two big employment law cases, the U.S. Supreme Court has made it harder for employees to bring discrimination suits over workplace harassment and retaliation.
White House: We Expect Russia To Expel Snowden
The White House said Monday that it expects Russia will decide “to expel Mr. Snowden for his return to the United States.”
Olympic Torch (But Not Olympic Flame) Headed To Space
Cosmonauts will carry an official Sochi 2014 Olympic torch to the International Space Station, and then out on a spacewalk.
Glacier Highway is officially a little bit longer
Juneau now has three more miles of road.
Minimum wage initiative one step closer to ballot
Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwelll certified an initiative that would raise the minimum wage to $9.75 an hour.