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Hundreds of homeowners will no longer have to pay into a local improvement district for the HESCO barriers, but a lawsuit over the flood wall is ongoing.

The Juneau Assembly approved the city’s budget for the next fiscal year on Monday after months of deliberation on how to fill a multimillion-dollar budget hole.

In a letter to Petersburg Sullivan Monday afternoon, Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom, a Republican, alleged the state received “credible allegations” that he did not file in good faith.

“Naakéedáx̱ Haa X̱oonx’í Yán”, which means “All of our friends from the North” in Lingít, is a comic book created by students, teachers, elders and an alumnus of the Tlingit Culture, Language and Literacy program in Juneau.

Assembly decisions included finalizing proposed service reductions and facility closures, approving new revenue opportunities and setting a property tax rate. 

The Juneau School Board will decide on whether to adopt the school district’s new strategic plan Tuesday night at the last regular meeting of the fiscal year.

Juneau Police Deputy Chief Krag Campbell said police have been speaking with the family in order to determine when to file McCabe as a missing person. 

“The players who would have the billions of dollars to explore, develop, produce are not bidding,” said longtime Alaska oil and gas industry observer Larry Persily. “They’re not at the table, they have no appetite for it.”

Eaglecrest Ski Area’s board approved price increases for season and day passes at Juneau’s city-owned ski mountain last week. The board also voted to implement a 3% fee for credit card transactions beginning in July. 

Chris Andrews has spent three decades finding contraband like snake wine, designer handbags and venomous jumping spiders.

The U.S. Forest Service’s initial denial was apparently the result of an internal miscommunication at the agency.

Former Gov. Bill Walker and running mate Randy Hoffbeck say ending the dividend with a $10,000 payment would go a long way toward solving the state’s structural deficit.

Votes include deciding on significant components of the budget for next fiscal year and undoing the flood wall local improvement district.

Sen. Dan Sullivan did not previously stake a position on either project. He voted with Democrats Thursday on amendments that, as expected, failed.

MSC Cruises is partnering with ORCA, an international citizen science nonprofit, to study how large ships can maneuver around whales.

The Alaska State Board of Education and Early Development unanimously approved a new master’s in teaching program for Indigenous languages at the University of Alaska Southeast on Thursday.

Though this year’s lead dance group has deep roots in Southeast Alaska, it was formed in 2005 in Anchorage by leader Se’iga Liimii Marcella Asicksik. The group performs songs in Sm’algyax, the Ts’msyen language.

Annette Kreitzer filed as a Republican to run for the seat, which represents Haines, Skagway, Gustavus and parts of North Juneau.

As recently as Tuesday, Glenfarne refused to release its estimates, a sticking point for skeptics. But on Wednesday, the company said it expected the project would cost $44.5 to $54.5 billion.

Both Sullivans are running as Republicans, but the Alaska Republican Party and its allies allege the challenger is exploiting his name to intentionally confuse voters.