Senators clawed back millions from previously funded projects to reduce the cost of the state’s construction and renovation plan.
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A lawsuit could alter the Mendenhall River levee project, but construction continues
Tensions over a levee that’s taking shape in backyards along Mendenhall River have come to a head, with one homeowner filing suit against the city alleging that officials did not go through the proper process for approving the project.
Newscast – Tuesday, April 15, 2025
In this newscast: The Alaska Legislature passed a bill Friday that would boost per-student education funding by $1,000. Gov. Mike Dunleavy said he plans to veto it; Juneau residents who haven’t filed have some extra time; A new Juneau advocacy group called the the Affordable Juneau Coalition filed three ballot petitions with the city last week, to lower the property tax rate, to remove sales tax on food and utilities, and to make in-person voting the default again; The Norwegian Bliss and its more than 4,0000 passengers arrived in Juneau yesterday to kick of the 2025 cruise ship season; Tensions over a levee that’s taking shape in backyards along Juneau’s Mendenhall River have come to a head as one homeowner filed a suit against the city, seeking to exempt his property or be paid for it; A Ketchikan woman now officially holds the Guinness World Record for “largest female mouth gape”
Advocacy group files Juneau ballot petitions to lower household costs, return to in-person voting
The group seeks to cap the property tax rate, to remove sales tax on food and utilities and to make in-person voting the default again.
University of Alaska says 4 international students have had visas revoked amid national immigration crackdown
One of the students is recent UAA graduate Jean Kashikov, who’s originally from Kazakhstan and had been working as a flight instructor in Wasilla since March.
Alaska education funding boost, sent to governor, awaits his veto
On Monday, a spokesperson for the governor said Dunleavy intends to veto the bill, confirming prior posts on social media.




