The state is keeping a tight lid on a study it commissioned last year on expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.
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Darlin recognized for service to Juneau
Juneau’s Marie Darlin is 88 and still advocating for causes she’s worked on for years – including services for senior citizens.
Juneau smokers fight senior housing smoking ban
Government subsidized senior public housing will go totally smoke-free in August.
Feds Drop Opposition To OTC Sales Of Morning-After Pill
The federal government says it will withdraw its appeal of a court order allowing girls of any age to buy emergency contraception, as U.S. agencies move to comply with U.S. District Court Judge Edward Korman’s order that “morning-after” pills be made available for purchase without an age restriction, and without a prescription.
Runners race to raise money for suicide prevention group
More than a 100 people gathered on Sandy Beach on Saturday for the Every Mile is Worth It Race.
PSP case confirmed
The state health department warns that paralytic shellfish poisoning, or PSP, is ever present in locally harvested shellfish. The Alaska Division of Public Health has confirmed a case of PSP on Gravina Island near Ketchikan. Department spokesman Greg Wilkinson says a woman was hospitalized last week for suspected PSP after eating cockles and clams harvested…