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Opinion: Republican legislators are surrendering their constitutional power
1+ day ago —...Matt Claman (D-Anchorage) is sponsoring a resolution to amend the... ...Mike Dunleavy may not like the proposed amendment or the fact that... ...A similar thing happened with Alaska Marine Highway Operations Board... ...Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (D-Sitka)....
Neighbors: DZ Principal Molly Yerkes named regional principal of the year for second time since 2020
1+ day ago —...Dzantik’i Heeni Middle School Principal Molly Yerkes has been named... ...Alaska Association of Secondary School Principals (AASSP) Region... ...Kasey Mow, a teacher at Dzantik"i Heeni Middle School said Yerkes... ...Yerkes spent six years as assistant principal at DHMS before moving...
Crew shortages continue to limit AMHS operations, likely to keep Kennicott idle again this summer
1+ day ago —...The Alaska Marine Highway System’s ongoing crew shortage has eased... ...tied to the dock, Craig Tornga, the system’s marine director, reported... ...service between Southeast Alaska and Prince Rupert, British Columbia... ...on the Marine Highway System budget for the fiscal year that starts...
Neighbors: Team of five JDHS students wins Tsunami Bowl
1+ day ago —...Five students from Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé won... ...22-24 that is part of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB).... ...Clair, Peyton Edmunds, Edward Hu (captain) and Alex Mallott.... ...; Schmidt Ocean Institute; National Aeronautics and Space Administration...
Feds OK most of state’s revised transportation plan, but ferry and other projects again rejected
2+ day ago —...grants for Alaska Marine Highway System vessel and infrastructure... ...Governor’s use of ferry revenue instead of state funds to match federal... ...However, members of the Alaska Marine Highway Operations Board are... ...at Cascade Point, about 30 miles north of the current Auke Bay Ferry...
Republican lawmakers shut down legislative hearing about deaths in Alaska prisons
2+ day ago —...The room where the House Community and Regional Affairs Committee... ...(Claire Stremple/Alaska Beacon) Former commissioner: “All this will... ...Megan Edge, director of ACLU Alaska’s Prison Project, which monitors... ...by the American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska and former Department...
Pay-by-phone parking for downtown Juneau debuts with few reported complaints
2+ day ago —...Parking Garage, Shopper’s Lot and North Franklin Lot, Schaaf said... ...and Recreation Director George Schaaf.... ...Payments have only been collected at the North Franklin lot recently... ...Inc. that provides the ParkSmarter app. • Contact Mark Sabbatini...
Tongass National Forest selected to provide 2024 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree
2+ day ago —...A yet-unknown tree from the Tongass National Forest is slated to... ...official tree displayed on the Capitol’s West Lawn.... ...Forest Service personnel, said Brandon Raile, a Forest Service spokesperson... ...The only other Capitol tree from Alaska came from the Chugach National...
Blasco, Young and Brock selected respective divisional state coaches of the year
3+ day ago —...Thunder Mountain High School coach John Blasco, shown in action at... ...(Klas Stolpe / For the Juneau Empire) Thunder Mountain, Mt.... ...(Klas Stolpe / For the Juneau Empire) Petersburg’s Rick Brock guided... ...Thunder Mountain coach John Blasco was chosen as the 4A Boys Coach...
I Went to the Woods: The future of fish
2+ day ago —...The Forest Service cabin was a sauna so I went outside, stood at... ...My parents were teachers on Prince of Wales Island, but a lot of... ...Opportunities to access a Forest Service cabin are major contributors...