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Juneau Assembly approves budget with lowest property tax rate in decades
It’s the lowest mill rate since at least the late 1990s, according to city Finance Director Angie Flick. But because property values have gone up, some residents will still pay more tax than last year.
Alaska cancer treatment centers struggle with shortage of common chemo drugs
The shortage is due to a disruption for a major drug manufacturer in India.
Transboundary Indigenous group declares salmon emergency
The group says Pacific salmon are facing habitat loss and degradation of critical waterways on both sides of the border.
EPA has new rules for oil spill dispersants
A group of Alaskans filed a lawsuit in 2020 to force the EPA to rewrite the rules.
Amid child care crisis, some Alaska businesses launch centers for employees’ kids
Companies report happier staff and better retention rates — especially as affordable child care becomes harder and harder to find.
Supreme Court affirms Indian Child Welfare Act
Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito were the lone justices to dissent. The decision represents a major victory for federal Indian law and tribes across the nation.
Juneau sends off Hōkūle‘a Thursday with global launch ceremony at UAS Rec Center
The ceremony will be at the UAS Recreation Center from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The event was moved indoors due to the weather forecast.
Petersburg sees wave of COVID cases after large gatherings
Petersburg hosted the Little Norway Festival in May, which drew huge crowds. Then hundreds more came out for two weddings in June.
EPA fines Hecla Greens Creek Mine for mishandling hazardous waste on Admiralty Island
The settlement agreement cited five violations in 2019 at Greens Creek Mine, a silver mine in the Tongass National Forest. Most were related to lead contamination.