In this newscast: Juneau’s municipal election season has officially wrapped up. Voters elected two new Assembly members and re-elected two incumbents. While all of the winning candidates supported the city hall bond proposal, voters rejected it; An international human rights commission has found that mining practices in British Columbia *could* violate the fundamental human rights of communities and tribes in Southeast Alaska
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Juneau voters decisively rejected the measure to build a new city hall. So why did they elect candidates who supported it?
Voters rejected a $27 million bond proposal to fund a new city hall – something that all four winning Assembly candidates had favored.
As the once-lucrative Bering Sea crab harvest resumes, Alaska’s fishers face challenges
The state decision to reopen harvests for prized Bristol Bay red king crab provides only a temporary reprieve from long-term environmental and economic difficulties.
21 species have been declared extinct, the US Fish and Wildlife Service says
The species, including birds, mussels and a bat, have been moved off the threatened and endangered list. They join 650 other species that have gone extinct in the U.S.
Alaska ski guide’s new book, ‘The Avalanche Factor,’ aims to improve education on snow slides
Joe Stock says his new book is equal parts avalanche science and avalanche risk mitigation.
New study hints at huge price tag from permafrost thaw in Alaska
In severe warming scenarios, the study found that more than 75% of Earth’s near-surface permafrost will be gone by the end of the century.
Final election results show Paul Kelly, Ella Adkison will join Juneau Assembly
Two incumbent members also won their races, and voters soundly rejected a new city hall.
Newscast – Tuesday, October 17, 2023
In this newscast: Juneau’s Mill Campground closed Monday. It’s a space where unhoused people can camp in the warmer months for free. Once it closes for the season, the city typically opens a cold weather emergency shelter; A year after Typhoon Merbok’s flood waters have receded, people living in some of the hardest hit communities still haven’t been able to fully return to the subsistence lifestyle they rely on; The Anchorage Assembly on Thursday approved the opening of a new, temporary homeless shelter for the winter
Juneau condo owners take on $1 million in flood repairs without help from state or federal aid
Condo residents say recovery aid from familiar safety nets like insurance and federal and state disaster aid has fallen short of their expectations.
Peltola back in D.C. following husband’s death
As she cast her vote for Speaker on Tuesday, members on both sides of the aisle rose to give her a standing ovation.