Three big programs are competing for what remains of the city’s CARES Act money: direct payments, business grants and housing and utility assistance.
Jeremy Hsieh
Local News Reporter, KTOO
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Story in the lead in Juneau’s House District 34 race
That lead does not reflect at least 3,699 more early and absentee ballots that remain to be counted.
Hundreds apply for Juneau housing assistance grants
“People lined up at City Hall before 8 a.m. on Tuesday morning, waiting for the city to print out paper applications when they were available at 8,” said Catholic Community Service Executive Director Erin Walker-Tolles.
Why isn’t the Libertarian Party a bigger deal in Alaska?
Alaskans were the first in the country to elect a Libertarian into a partisan office. But that political seed hasn’t grown.
Application period opens in Juneau for up to $2,000 in COVID-relief housing grants
Sabrina Bracher was laid off in April. She cashed out her retirement savings after pandemic-related unemployment payments ended and says she’s going to jump on the new housing assistance program.
Ketchikan cruise ship visitors likely to pay extra $2 each in 2021
Cruise ship head taxes have paid for hundreds of millions of dollars in waterfront improvements and services related to the industry.