House Bill 193 would also adjust the state’s unemployment payments for inflation and end sick leave for many workers.
Family
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.
Office of Children’s Services demographics show racial disparity between caseworkers, children in foster care
The agency is turning to training and partnering with tribes to address the gap.
Juneau businesses, community members rally behind family fundraising for child’s clinical trial
The Juneau community has raised more than $350K to treat a local child’s rare disease as his family strives to reach their $1.15 million goal.
Juneau child care provider faces obstacles in opening new location, leaving monthslong gap in service
Glacier Valley Kids has a new location after being displaced by flooding, but families are left to find other care as the center faces obstacles in licensing.
Juneau families rally to support child care funding as Legislature teeters on fiscal cliff
Millions of dollars slated for child care funding were among the many budget cuts Alaska state Senators made last week, in an effort to balance the deficit.