The board will consider the program against a list of staff positions and programs it may add back to its budget.
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Skagway set to celebrate 125 years as Alaska’s first city – despite what the Internet says
Skagway was the very first incorporated city in Alaska, and it will celebrate that accomplishment on June 28 with a town picture.
Haines rafting guide dies during personal river trip
Marin Pitt, 33, moved to Haines this spring.
Huna Totem Corporation opens enrollment to descendants
The lineal descendants of Huna Totem’s original shareholders can now enroll and receive their own shares in the corporation.
Gov. Dunleavy vetoes bill sharply limiting payday loans
Backers said the bill would protect Alaskans from predatory loans. Opponents said it would unnecessarily restrict borrowing for people with few other options.
Newscast: Thursday, June 26, 2025
In this newscast: The City and Borough of Juneau has a new emergency manager; A mandate to sell millions of acres of Public Land was struck from the Republican budget reconciliation bill that’s moving through the U.S. Senate this week, but some parcels of land might make it back into the bill; Gov. Mike Dunleavy told lawmakers Wednesday he had vetoed a bill that would have sharply limited payday loans in Alaska; A Haines guide died on Sunday during a non-work-related rafting trip on the Blanchard and Tatshenshini Rivers; A ballot measure that increases the minimum wage in Alaska and requires sick leave goes into effect next week, but a pause on new regulations leaves business leaders without a clear outline of the rules to follow.
Advocates worry ‘big, beautiful’ GOP bill would push Alaskans off Medicaid
The Republican megabill making its way through Congress would make significant changes to benefits programs like Medicaid and SNAP, which would affect Alaskans across the state.
Public land sales struck from federal reconciliation bill, but some might make it back in
Roughly 82 million acres in Alaska could have been eligible for those sales, including sections of the Tongass and Chugach National Forests and parts of the Interior.
Juneau’s new emergency manager has been on both sides of local crisis response
Ryan O’Shaughnessy took over the role earlier this year. He first stepped in to help the City and Borough of Juneau’s Emergency Management department after the 2024 glacial outburst flood.
Infant care providers say governor’s veto will cost Alaska more money over time
Advocates have argued that a funding increase for services for developmentally delayed infants and toddles is long overdue, and needed to help more families.