Normally, students pursuing law move out of state. A new partnership between Mitchell Hamline School of Law and University of Alaska Southeast allows them to take courses locally instead.
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Deadline to share feedback about Juneau transportation services nears
The survey tackles topics like gaps in current services and potentially expanding current routes and hours.
Juneau Assembly to decide on key local election topics at Monday meeting
The Assembly is considering placing two bond debt proposals and renewing a 3% temporary sales tax on the ballot this fall.
Sen. Murkowski’s ‘landless’ bill advances to U.S. Senate floor
The landless movement is not without controversy. ANCSA mandated that the newly recognized Native corporations seek to make profits for their shareholders.
Wrangell’s proposed repair shipyard could cost up to $726M
Wrangell’s shipyard would be built on an existing 42-acre deepwater port, which is a former mill site that the borough purchased for $2.5 million in 2022.
Commercial troll fishery stays open with half of allotted kings remaining
Southeast Alaska’s commercial king salmon fishery will remain open until further notice. The July 1 king opener for trollers, who fish with hook and line, is usually over quickly– it typically lasts anywhere from a handful of days to a week. But this year, with two weeks down, trollers are only at the halfway mark toward catching their target.