Mental Health

The $1 trillion omnibus appropriations legislation would keep the government running until September.

When a person gets out of jail, the process is called re-entry — they’re re-entering society. It can be like starting a life in a foreign land where the people don’t want you there.

Critics of the bill say it could lead to more suicides — in one recent year, an average of 20 veterans per day died from suicide, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The historic Bergmann Hotel used as a tenement has been condemned by the City and Borough of Juneau over health and safety hazards. Tenants were coming to terms Friday with the city’s condemnation order.

While waiting for federal legislation to expedite a land exchange between the U.S. Forest Service and Alaska Mental Health Trust, state officials are working on a companion bill in the Alaska Legislature.

The bill also limits initial opioid prescriptions to a seven-day supply.