The Alaska Legislature passed a bill with an 11th hour amendment that directs the administration to transfer Telephone Hill to the city.
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Juneau’s Meals on Wheels program needs more volunteers to keep up with food deliveries
The program hasn’t missed a day of deliveries since the pandemic started. That’s when the number of meals they serve nearly doubled to 200 meals each weekday.
Weekly COVID cases have doubled in Juneau
Because the city’s COVID-19 emergency operations ended at the end of April, city officials can no longer mandate mask wearing or any other pandemic mitigation strategies.
Juneau affordable housing project challenges city’s permit denial
The city has acknowledged housing as a top priority in its comprehensive plan.
Juneau budget debate winds down; Assembly members pitch options for food sales tax break
In committee, the Juneau Assembly decided to keep property tax rates flat, against the city manager’s recommendation to nudge them up.
Juneau high schools see increase in COVID-19 cases following prom
Juneau’s two public high schools saw an increase in new COVID-19 cases following their proms. Masks were optional at both events.
Industry and Pacific Northwest partners want cruising to go zero-emission by 2050
The idea is to work together to develop technology, infrastructure and best practices so that cruises no longer pump greenhouse gases that cause global climate change into the atmosphere.
The Ironman race is coming to Juneau, and the city asked residents to house athletes
With only around 1,000 hotel rooms, the city proposed a creative solution: Incentivizing Juneau residents to go on vacation and rent their homes to athletes for a week.
Former Tlingit & Haida chief justice appointed to national commission on missing and murdered Indigenous people
Michelle Jaagal Aat Demmert has been appointed to the Not Invisible Act Commission.
Sen. Jesse Kiehl opposes anti-trans bill and is suspicious of its purpose
Sen. Jesse Kiehl was the only member of Alaska’s Senate Judiciary Committee to move to vote against a bill that would ban transgender girls from competing with other female athletes in school sports.