For the first time in five years, licensed child care availability is on the rise. Part of that may be due to three initiatives the city and a Southeast child care organization have put forth.
Lakeidra Chavis, KTOO
Implementing a philosophy: As Juneau tackles crime bill, lots of questions left unanswered
Juneau has begun implementing SB 91, the state’s crime bill that passed earlier this year. City officials have a lot of questions, some of which still need answers.
Tlingit & Haida: Tribal youth court could launch in a few weeks
SueAnn Lindoff is in charge of the new youth tribal court program. She hopes it will start taking youth in a few weeks, a student or two at a time.
Want to learn Tlingit? There’s a new app for that.
Want to learn Tlingit? Sealaska Heritage Institute recently released two apps for just that.
Grounded by fog, would-be travelers watch Huna Tribal House festivities from afar
Hundreds of people gathered Thursday at Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve to celebrate the opening of a newly completed Huna Tribal House and the National Park Service’s 100th anniversary. But not everyone could make it. Tribal members and elected officials were stuck at the Juneau International Airport.
Assembly to hear Southeast nonprofit’s appeal on denied tax exemptions
Juneau-based nonprofit, Southeast Alaska Land Trust, was denied its property tax exemption earlier this year. Now the Assembly will take another look.