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A prospector tried to sell his mining claims near Haines. The Alaska Mental Health Trust doesn’t want them.
Why the prospector and former Haines resident wants to sell his claims – and what the trust’s decision might mean for the ...
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Fired Forest Service staffers in Juneau are uncertain about their futures — and the safety of visitors at the glacier
Instead of a dozen employees, only two public-facing staff are left at Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center ahead of this ...
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NOAA workers fired in Juneau as part of national purge
More federal workers were fired in Alaska yesterday, including at least four people from NOAA’s regional office in Juneau.
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Alaska lawmakers advance resolution defending Canada and opposing trade restrictions
Lawmakers are working on a resolution affirming friendship with and appreciation of Alaska’s neighbor to the east and ...
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Interior Alaska communities now along the Iditarod trail sprint to make way for mushers
Business owners and checkpoint volunteers say they're busy readying food and beds for Iditarod teams after race organizers’ ...
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Alaska legislators predict dire effects if Congress cuts Medicaid funding
A budget resolution this week puts the U.S. House on track for significant cuts to Medicaid, with big effects in Alaska.
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University of Alaska removes affirmative action and DEI language to comply with Trump executive orders
The university is making changes on several webpages to remove language about affirmative action and diversity, equity and ...
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More federal workers were fired in Alaska yesterday, including at least four people from NOAA’s regional office in Juneau.
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Ketchikan repeals sales tax exemption for cruise ships
Ketchikan’s city and borough governments recently passed laws to start collecting sales tax on goods and services purchased ...
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Alaska Senate leaders propose reducing oil tax credits as deficits loom
As the state faces an estimated half-billion-dollar deficit between this year and the next, Alaska Senate leaders are ...
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Mining industry optimistic about Trump administration’s energy agenda in Alaska
Attendees at the Juneau Mining Forum discussed how the new administration could change the U.S. mining industry’s permitting ...
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Juneau administration begins negotiations to relocate City Hall to Alaska Permanent Fund building
The city will begin with an offer of about $9.3 million for the floors, which is their appraised value, but the owners are ...