Under Alaska law, adoption ends the legal relationship between children and birth families — including siblings. Foster youth have called for changes to the law to preserve contact.
Government
Juneau airport seeks new emergency fire trucks following brief shutdown scare
The airport told the Juneau Assembly about the vehicle issues and more during a joint finance committee meeting Wednesday night, when the Assembly also met with Bartlett Regional Hospital’s board.
Juneau police union reaches agreement with the city
The City and Borough of Juneau has reached a collective bargaining agreement with the union that represents Juneau police – eight months after the last contract expired and a year after negotiations began.
Alaska Permanent Fund’s performance compares favorably to peers, evaluators tell lawmakers
The nearly $90 billion Permanent Fund is outperforming similar large funds on a risk-adjusted basis, investment consultants with the firm Callan told lawmakers this week.
Alaska lawmakers probe state detention policies following ICE arrest of Soldotna family
Clergy, immigration attorneys and advocates raised concerns about increased ICE operations in Alaska, particularly the detention of minors.
Major oil tax rewrite headlines new Alaska Senate draft of Dunleavy tax bill
The new version strips out an unpopular sales tax and substantially rewrites the state’s oil and gas tax code to extract more revenue from the industry.