The Native Village of Eklutna’s new casino has been going full steam ahead since it opened in January, but the state wants a court order that could stop it in its tracks.
Government
Alaska House votes down symbolic antiabortion budget language, passes amendment against trans care
Debate is continuing this week on proposed changes to the draft of the state operating budget authored by the House of Representatives.
Juneau road and Nome port lose funding as Alaska Senate passes capital budget
Senators clawed back millions from previously funded projects to reduce the cost of the state’s construction and renovation plan.
A lawsuit could alter the Mendenhall River levee project, but construction continues
Tensions over a levee that’s taking shape in backyards along Mendenhall River have come to a head, with one homeowner filing suit against the city alleging that officials did not go through the proper process for approving the project.
Advocacy group files Juneau ballot petitions to lower household costs, return to in-person voting
The group seeks to cap the property tax rate, to remove sales tax on food and utilities and to make in-person voting the default again.
University of Alaska says 4 international students have had visas revoked amid national immigration crackdown
One of the students is recent UAA graduate Jean Kashikov, who’s originally from Kazakhstan and had been working as a flight instructor in Wasilla since March.