Legislation is expected in the coming weeks at the provincial assembly in Victoria, but many questions about cost and impact remain.
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House leaders add policy changes to revised education bill with $1,000 funding boost
State House leaders unveiled a revised high-priority education funding bill on Wednesday ahead of a floor debate in the full House tentatively scheduled for Monday.
Is Juneau’s housing market stabilizing? Not along Mendenhall River
The average residential property assessments rose by less than 1%. But many homes near the riverfront are seeing a decline in their assessed value following last August’s glacial outburst flood.
Trump touted a ‘gigantic’ new Alaska pipeline in his address to Congress. Here’s what we know about it.
Different versions of the Alaska LNG project have been discussed in Alaska for decades, and there are longstanding questions about how it would pencil out.
King Cove applauds Trump’s order to build Izembek road
The road would give King Cove residents access to potentially life-saving medical care, but it could threaten key subsistence species and create a dangerous precedent.
Flood barriers are on their way to Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley
Property assessments are underway for the large dike meant to hold back glacial outburst floods this summer.