The increase would have been limited to disaster relief during the first 90 days after the storms. It would have covered the bulk of costs related to debris removal and emergency protective measures, costs that the state says reached $20 million in the first weeks after ex-typhoon Halong.
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Changes to Juneau Costco’s shipping service expected to hurt small businesses in outlying Southeast communities
For years, Juneau’s Costco has offered a specialized shipping service for members in outlying communities that many small business owners relied on. But that’s changing June 7.
Glacier Bay’s humpbacks are recovering, slowly, from 2014-16 marine heatwave
Just one of 22 whales born between 2014 and 2018 is known to have survived.
Newscast – Monday, June 1, 2026
In this newscast: Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium opened a new urgent care facility in downtown Juneau over the weekend; King salmon sport fishing opened today in Juneau’s hatchery harvest areas; Monday was the last day to officially begin a campaign for state or federal office in Alaska, after a few shakeups late last week. As Alaska Public Media’s Eric Stone reports, there were also some twists in the hours before today’s deadline; Petersburg’s local tribe launched its first canoe in a century last Sunday setting out on a canoe Journey to the biennial Celebration Festival in Juneau. Pullers from around the region joined the highly-anticipated launch out of Petersburg, and dozens of people gathered dockside to see them off on the multi-day Journey.
Election updates: Dahlstrom drops out, Kreiss-Tomkins picks running mate, Myers retires
Monday is the last day to officially begin a campaign for state or federal office in Alaska this election cycle. Here are a few updates on the day’s elections news.
Juneau hatchery king salmon sport fishing opens
The daily limit is four Chinook salmon of any size, within hatchery areas.