Education, energy, crime, elections and the state budget are marked for special attention, members of the House and Senate say.
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Alaska Native languages at crucial juncture, biennial report says
The call to action urges systemic reforms to the state’s support and integration of Native languages.
Here’s this year’s list of the most endangered historic places in the U.S.
The National Trust’s annual list includes Eatonville, the all-Black Florida town memorialized by Zora Neale Hurston, Alaska’s Sitka Tlingit Clan houses, and the home of country singer Cindy Walker.
Newscast – Tuesday, April 30, 2024
In this newscast: Alaska gets an infusion of $125 million to build and expand solar energy. The Juneau Assembly rejected a symbolic resolution for bilateral peace between Israel and Palestine. Malin Babcock, treasurer of the Gastineau Historical Society and a descendent of victims of Juneau’s 1936 landslide, shares her story for Tongass Voices.
University of Alaska student workers union members protest for contract, after judge bars strike
The marches are a step down from a strike the Alaska Graduate Workers Association planned, after a Fairbanks Superior Court judge issued a temporary restraining order on Friday at the request of the University system.
Juneau Assembly rejects resolution calling for peace between Israel and Palestine
Residents packed the Assembly chambers during the meeting, and more than a dozen testified in favor of the resolution.