A series of ten public hearings on Ballot Measure 2 will be held around the state in July, starting next Monday in Soldotna and ending July 26th in Juneau.
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UAF partners with Google to preserve Alaska Native languages
Alaska’s 20 native languages are a generation away from disappearing. But a new effort is adding technology to the list of tools for saving the languages.
Term-limits lose, Sealaska board members re-elected
Sealaska shareholders have voted down a term-limits measure. It would have restricted board members to four, three-year terms.
New Juneau visitor’s center gets sunny welcome
Juneau finally has a full-fledged visitor’s center on its downtown waterfront to welcome the nearly one-million cruise ship passengers who flock to the Capital City every summer.
Sealaska shareholders meet Saturday in Juneau
The regional Native corporation for Southeast Alaska holds its annual shareholders’ meeting Saturday (June 23rd). Sealaska Corporation has about 21,000 shareholders, many living outside the state.
Alaska spends nearly $16,000 per student
On average, it costs $10,615 to send a kid to public school for a year. But in Alaska, that figure is higher.