China plays a major role Alaska’s seafood industry, so the tariffs would affect a significant portion of the market.
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After 20 years, Juneau Community Charter School moving into JDHS
With the help of parents, professional movers and a dozen or so football players, the Juneau Community Charter School moved desk by desk into Juneau Douglas High School.
Juneau commits $250,000 for new Douglas crossing
Voters soundly rejected a previous proposal for a second crossing linking Douglas Island and the mainland in 2010.
Wildlife biologist discovers possible factor in Cook Inlet beluga population decrease
Recent research by a University of Alaska Fairbanks graduate student has turned up a shift in diet in the Cook Inlet belugas that may help explain part of the decline.
Alaska’s northernmost town still in transition 1 1/2 years after official name change
“Barrow” is everywhere while walking around town: on the fire trucks, in the name of the high school, the local utility company, on the North Slope Borough’s official logo. But the name “Utqiaġvik” is showing up, as well. It’s on City Hall and on municipal department letterhead.
Newscast – Friday, June 15, 2018
Stories include sale of the Nugget Mall falling through, Governor Walker committing $21 million to the Juneau road project, and a slight decline in Alaska’s unemployment rate.