The vote marks a reversal of the Assembly’s controversial 2022 decision to purchase the gondola for the city-owned ski area.
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Haines nonprofit preschool is restructuring to accept infants
Haines, like many towns, is dealing with a childcare shortage. So it was a bit of a surprise when enrollment numbers at Chilkat Valley Preschool, or CVP, were down this year.
Pipeline-for-pension deal falls apart as the Alaska Legislature’s regular session nears end
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The Juneau Assembly met Monday night to vote on whether to divest from the gondola project, approve funding toward a potential federal buyout program of flood-prone homes and approve a grant for summer childcare programs in Juneau.
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Newscast – Monday, May 18, 2026
In this newscast: The Juneau Assembly will vote tonight on whether to finalize its plan to divest from Eaglecrest Ski Area’s controversial gondola project; As leadership of the Juneau School District undergoes a major changeover this summer, many of those positions are being filled with current employees; A Canadian mining company wants to reopen a gold mine in British Columbia, upstream from the Taku River, Southeast Alaska’s most productive salmon stream; Sixth graders in Juneau’s Montessori Borealis program recently showcased their family histories with presentations they spent months working on.