It was the third lowest voter turnout in three decades. The local officials selected direct spending of more than $300 million dollars a year and set school district policies.
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Story, Keaton and Mackey win school board seats
Jason Hart and Jeff Redmond lost their bids for Juneau School Board to incumbent Andi Story, and newcomers Josh Keaton and Emil Mackey in Tuesday’s election.
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Fisk beats Sanford in race for Juneau mayor
The new mayor was the only change to the Juneau Assembly to come out of the elections. Assemblymen Loren Jones and Jerry Nankervis will both retain their seats for second terms.
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Local coffee houses peg discount to Tuesday’s voter turnout
The better the turnout in Tuesday’s municipal elections, the cheaper the coffee on Wednesday.
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Watch: Juneau Votes assembly candidate debate
About 40 people attended a debate between the candidates for Juneau Assembly on Tuesday. Watch the debate here.
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Juneau School Board candidates split on STEM charter school
At Monday’s Juneau School Board debate, candidates expressed their opinions on everything from a STEM charter school to a Tlingit immersion program to Planned Parenthood.
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Assembly candidates lay out approaches to money, capital projects
One candidate disagreed with the others on approving capital projects piecemeal.
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Listen: League of Women Voters candidate forum
The League of Women Voters held a forum Wednesday evening to vet candidates for Juneau’s borough assembly, mayor and school board.
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Juneau School Board candidates talk priorities, budget
Most of the candidates expressed concern about college and career readiness, and all of them acknowledged the challenge of attracting teachers and compensating them enough given the high cost of living.
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Juneau election deadline closes with 11 candidates vying for 6 seats
In 72 hours, the capital city went from having just one contested race and zero candidates for a pair of Juneau School Board seats, to having just a single uncontested race.
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The House of Representatives voted to eliminate already-approved funding for public media. This bill, now headed to the Senate, will have a devastating impact on public media in Alaska. Make your voice heard before it’s too late.