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.
Government
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.
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.
Alaska House encourages school districts to limit students’ cellphones, with some exceptions
House Bill 57 isn’t a ban on phones in classrooms, but it allows limited bans if local school districts approve them.
Some Juneau federal workers fired again after courts moved to restrain Trump administration’s cuts
The federal workforce is a mainstay of Southeast Alaska’s economy, and a reduction in force could touch multiple sectors.
Trump administration plans offshore oil leasing in Alaska’s ‘High Arctic’
A new multiyear offshore program, to be unveiled soon, will include a reconfigured Arctic area where future lease sales will be held, the Department of the Interior says.