Juneau will remain the headquarters for Alaska’s national forests, but much is still unknown for current employees of the lab.
Government
Cruise ship passenger fee proposals include seawalk extension, more downtown public restrooms
Other proposals include offsetting Juneau Mountain Rescue operation costs are expanding free public Wi-Fi. Residents have until May 3 to submit comments.
Alaska Department of Corrections reports two inmate deaths in one week
Johnny Allen Nashookpuk and Jeffery Mulifai were both housed at Goose Creek Correctional Center in Wasilla and died in late March. They are the first two inmates to die in 2026.
State seeks community input on 2024 glacial outburst flood federal grant priorities
The survey closes April 20. The $6 million grant is meant to fund unmet recovery and mitigation needs from the 2024 disaster.
Juneau Assembly will decide whether to offer winter warming shelter year-round
City officials say a year-round shelter operation would provide an alternative to illegal camping and theoretically reduce the number of encampments around town.
Alaskans want to stop changing their clocks. But what time should it be?
Large majorities of Alaskans tell pollsters they’re sick of changing their clocks twice a year. Where they should set them is a harder question.