Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska

Alaska and British Columbia are working out details of how they will handle transboundary mine concerns.

Walker’s spending plan for the fiscal year beginning in July proposes a $2.8 million, or 2 percent, budget cut.

A bill on its way to the president’s desk authorizes most of the money needed to build a new boat harbor in Craig. But the funding itself will wait for future congressional action.

The ferry Matanuska is sailing an altered schedule for about a week due to mechanical problems. It will delay Juneau-to-Prince-Rupert sailings.

Guitars, mandolins, ukuleles and banjos are common enough at folk festivals. But one Juneau teacher has made them the standard for his elementary students.

The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority is advancing plans to mine Gulf of Alaska beach sands about 75 miles northwest of Yakutat.