The Alaska Native Brotherhood and Alaska Native Sisterhood are celebrating a big anniversary. Their 99th Grand Camp Convention in Klawock has the theme, “Reviewing 100 Years of History – Preparing for the Next.”
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Accused bank robber changes his plea
Kenneth Montoya will be sentenced in December for First National Bank hold-up.
Plastic bag tax backers not giving up
A Juneau-based nonprofit that aims to curb the use of plastic shopping bags in the Capital City won’t be deterred by voters’ rejection this week of a citizen’s initiative to tax those bags at certain retailers.
Thursday Newscast 10/6/11
Stories include PFD deposits and mail-outs starting today and plastic bag initiative supporters moving beyond Tuesday’s election.
Alaskans’ PFD checks in the bank Thursday
Most Alaskans will be $1,174 richer on Thursday.
Voters reject financial disclosure, bag tax propositions
A controversial proposal to allow CBJ officials to opt out of state financial reporting requirements resoundingly failed on a vote of 4,288 to 1,511. Under Proposition 1, Juneau Assembly, School Board, and Planning Commission members as well as the city manager would have disclosed their income to the city instead of the Alaska Public Offices…