In this newscast: Extremely cold weather coming to Southeast Alaska; Juneau Assembly funds four affordable and mixed-income housing projects; this year’s Arctic Report Card highlights Indigenous perspectives, but is it enough?
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Juneau Assembly funds four affordable and mixed-income housing projects
Four organizations will receive funding for new housing projects through Juneau’s affordable housing fund. The Juneau Assembly approved $2 million in grants and loans from the fund this week.
Arctic front brings extreme cold, high winds to Juneau this week
A cold snap is settling over Southeast Alaska starting this weekend into early next week. Here’s what the National Weather Service, a local plumber and the city’s warming shelter operator have to say.
Bartenders in Juneau say unpleasant — even violent — interactions with patrons are on the rise
What happened to Elrod may be be part of a broader trend in harassment toward service workers that may have started early in the pandemic.
Alaska, source of carbon-emitting fossil fuels, aims to raise money by storing carbon
Gov. Mike Dunleavy plans to introduce a bill this upcoming legislative session aimed at turning the state’s capacity to absorb and store carbon into a source of revenue.
Alaska Rep. Eastman claims Oath Keepers were in Capitol to protect police, not overthrow government
Eastman did not enter the Capitol that day, but he’s the subject of a civil lawsuit brought by a former supporter who alleges his membership in the Oath Keepers disqualifies him from public office, due to a disloyalty provision in the state Constitution.