At least two schools in Juneau are holding food drives to help local pantries meet increased demand from families affected by the government shutdown.
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Alaska officials call on court to uphold Indian Child Welfare Act
Alaska’s attorney general and two of the state’s congressional lawmakers are calling on a federal appeals court to uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act. A U.S. district court judge struck the law down in October.
Focus shifts to child care needs in wake of earthquake
With schools closed for the entire week in Anchorage, many families are looking for child care so they can get back to work.
New city committee tackles child care availability
Creating the committee was one of Mayor Beth Weldon’s first actions upon taking office last month. According to a report by the Southeast Alaska Association for the Education of Young Children, there are only enough licensed child care slots for one in five children under school age in Juneau.
Kids can cast their votes in Juneau mock mayoral election
Parents looking for a way to engage their children in Juneau’s local election can take advantage of a Kids Vote event this weekend and next.
Here’s where the candidates for governor stand on abortion
Walker said he would veto legislation, Begich said he would do more and Dunleavy doesn’t expect change.
Security questioned after grandma’s alleged assault during courthouse hearing
It took 11 minutes for a law enforcement officer to arrive after a courtroom incident in which a woman says she was punched out.
Best Starts initiative fails to make October ballot
The advisory ballot question would have asked voters if they’d support up to $2.8 million to expand child care availability in Juneau with higher property taxes.
Washington sent brain injury patients to Oklahoma — then all but forgot about them
Between 2014 and 2017, Washington’s Medicaid program sent 16 brain-injured patients to Oklahoma. In each case, the patient flew by air ambulance at a cost of $230,000 per flight.
Petersburg graduate with cerebral palsy ready for new challenges
Zack Christensen is no stranger to manual labor: staying active is actually the doctor’s orders for his cerebral palsy. “Through my life, I’ve learned that I just got to keep proving people wrong, that I can do all these things that I want to do and go places,” he said.