Concerns over the state’s ability to pay for the $1,000 increase in basic funding, given the state’s worsening fiscal outlook, played a role in the failed override vote.
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Newscast – Tuesday, April 22, 2025
In this newscast: Juneau’s public transportation system is ramping up its services for the summer tourism season this week; Juneau School District Board of Education member Will Muldoon stepped down from his position on Monday; The City and Borough of Juneau is starting the three-year-long process of updating its comprehensive plan; Alaska has the longest coastline and the highest rates of drowning in the country. One way to reduce that risk is through swim lessons, and in Juneau, babies can start learning as young as six months; Tongass Voices: Author Tessa Hulls on feeding her family’s ghosts
City seeks public input on updating comprehensive plan for Juneau’s future
The comprehensive plan is designed to help the city determine how the community wants to see Juneau change and grow over the next two decades.
Will Muldoon resigns from Juneau school board
First elected in 2021, Will Muldoon suddenly resigned from the Juneau School District Board of Education on Monday.
Alaska’s fishing industry sounds alarm over proposed NOAA cuts
Alaska officials say the changes could make fishing less safe and undermine science critical to managing fisheries.
Tongass Voices: Author Tessa Hulls on feeding her family’s ghosts
The author and artist spent the last decade writing a graphic memoir about her family’s history. The memoir is called Feeding Ghosts, and it’s won three national awards.