The plan could close fishing for seven more years and open the door for hatcheries. In villages along the river, tribal leaders say the state has cut them out of the process.
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Alaska Legislature fails to override Dunleavy’s education veto
The joint session of the state House and Senate fell one vote short of the 40 needed to override the veto.
Gov. Dunleavy vetoes bipartisan education bill
Dunleavy said the bill “lacked sufficient changes in how charter schools are chartered in order to allow more students and families charter school possibilities.”
Juneau School Board decides to keep previously approved school closure plan
The plan puts seventh and eighth grades at Thunder Mountain High School’s campus and ninth through 12th grades at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé — as previously planned.
City considers moving City Hall to vacant Juneau School District buildings
The city has been looking for space to put all of its employees, who are currently split among five buildings.
An urban avalanche obstacle course trains Juneau’s four-legged search and rescuers
For the SEADOGS, urban disaster search and rescue is an important skill set. But their handlers say it’s not the only skill these dogs have to know.
Juneau Assembly unlikely to move forward with Gaza ceasefire resolution
Most members expressed hesitancy about the idea at a meeting Monday night.
University of Alaska students in Juneau raise alarm over campus response to sexual assault
The campus student news publication wrote in a recent editorial that the university’s Title IX system is badly flawed when it comes to protecting survivors.
‘Now she’s going to teach us’: Southeast Alaska Native leaders welcome historic Chilkat robe home
The robe is more than 150 years old. This is the first time it’s been used in a ceremony for at least six decades.
Alaska Supreme Court decides key question: Who is an Alaskan?
Justices were asked to consider that question as part of a 2022 lawsuit challenging the eligibility of a legislative candidate in Anchorage.