The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority is trying to change the laws that govern how it uses its principal funds. Some board members hope the legislation will pass soon enough that the organization does not have to undergo a special legislative audit.
Mental Health
School counselors help with things from academic support to grieving
Juneau school counselors say they serve as mediators, sources of information, confidants and much more.
Juneau Assembly bans homeless from sleeping downtown
Downtown merchants have complained of the homeless using shuttered storefronts as shelters. Those concerns were heard by a majority of the Assembly that voted 5-4 to pass the ordinance.
Privatization could save some money at API, not at youth centers
Consultants who studied the privatization for the state found that management of the institute, as well as operating the state’s juvenile justice detention centers, are better done by the state.
Bill would allow judges to order gun owners to forfeit weapons if found to be threat
The bill sponsor said the bill’s timing is unrelated to the Fort Lauderdale mass shooting.
Vote postponed over Juneau’s controversial ‘camping ordinance’
The Juneau Assembly heard more than 90 minutes of testimony from dozens of residents including merchants, social workers and homeless people themselves who all agreed on one thing: Juneau has a serious homeless problem. But speakers had radically different viewpoints.
Four Native institutions urge Juneau Assembly to abandon ‘camping’ ordinance
The four leaders say removing campers from downtown district can be done in “a humane and compassionate” way by establishing a campsite elsewhere.
Accused airport shooter assigned a public defender at first court appearance
Esteban Santiago, who faces charges in the rampage that killed five people and wounded six others, is scheduled to enter a plea later this month.
FBI and police address Fort Lauderdale shooter’s ties to Alaska
The FBI and Anchorage police held a press conference to share what they know about the Ft. Lauderdale shooter who was living in Anchorage.
Mental Health Trust investments in legal “ambiguity”
Questions about the legality of the Alaska Mental Health Trust’s investments have led to a special legislative of the Trust.