The end of the month is the deadline for the Legislature to pass a bill — and for Dunleavy to sign it — or low-income Alaskans will lose $8 million in additional food aid.
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Yup’ik engineers team up to build apps for Yugtun language learning
Two Yup’ik engineers are trying to push the Yugtun language into the future using technology.
Federal funds could fill in Juneau’s budget gap from last year and take a big bite out of next year’s
Last year, the city spent a lot of money during the pandemic that the Assembly hadn’t originally budgeted for — that’s everything from city busses running for free to standing up an emergency operations center.
Juneau miners are getting vaccinated, with help from their employers
Scheduling miners for a vaccine clinic is a bit of challenge, but it could eventually lead to relaxed testing and quarantine protocols for fully-vaccinated miners who arrive in Juneau from out of state.
Pacific heat wave had lasting impacts on Gulf of Alaska marine species
Some fish, like certain populations of herring, are rebounding more rapidly. But taken altogether, the data paints the picture of an ecosystem still reeling from a warming ocean.
For newly minted Iñupiaq doctoral graduate, opening doors for Native scholars is vital
For one Iñupiaq woman, hearing the words doctor next to her name was emotional: Her response to passing her dissertation defense went viral this month after hundreds of thousands of people watched her reaction.