Leaders in the Alaska House and Senate say they’re deeply concerned about the impacts of federal staff purges and a forthcoming congressional budget reconciliation bill.
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Newscast – Friday, Feb. 28, 2025
In this newscast: A damaged subsea cable is the apparent cause of the internet and cell service outage in Juneau; More federal workers were fired in Alaska yesterday, this time at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Fired Forest Service staffers in Juneau are uncertain about their futures — and the safety of visitors at the glacier; Lawmakers’ cost questions are stalling a bill that would offer Alaska students free meals
NOAA workers fired in Juneau as part of national purge
More federal workers were fired in Alaska yesterday, including at least four people from NOAA’s regional office in Juneau.
A prospector tried to sell his mining claims near Haines. The Alaska Mental Health Trust doesn’t want them.
Why the prospector and former Haines resident wants to sell his claims – and what the trust’s decision might mean for the project – remains unclear.
Cost questions stall bill that would offer Alaska students free meals
The Alaska Legislature is looking at a bill that would fund free breakfast and lunch for all public school students, but lawmakers want more information about the cost.
Interior Alaska communities now along the Iditarod trail sprint to make way for mushers
Business owners and checkpoint volunteers say they’re busy readying food and beds for Iditarod teams after race organizers’ last-minute decision to push the starting line north.