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Mendenhall Glacier has officially receded from Mendenhall Lake

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The center of Mendenhall Glacier’s terminus on November 23, 2025. Scientists confirm the glacier is no longer interfacing with Mendenhall Lake. (Photo by Alix Soliman/KTOO) For the first time, Juneau’s famous Mendenhall Glacier is not touching Mendenhall Lake, which was hidden beneath a thick sheet of glacial ice only a couple of hundred years ago. Scientists say this means the glacier has entered a new phase of its retreat. Jason Amundson, a gl…Juneau · Juneau Read Article

State says ‘no-build’ option still possible for proposed Cascade Point terminal as first comment period closes

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Glacier Highway leading toward Cascade Point on Saturday, July 26, 2025. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO) The comment period for the first phase of construction of a new ferry terminal north of Juneau ends this Friday. The state’s proposed Cascade Point Ferry Terminal is slated to be located just beyond where the road ends in Juneau on land owned by Goldbelt Incorporated, a local Alaska Native corporation. The Alaska Department of Transportation …Juneau · Juneau Read Article

Juneau teachers union upset over district’s arbitration announcement for contract negotiations

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Educators sit and listen during a Juneau School Board meeting at Thunder Mountain Middle School on Nov. 18, 2025. (Photo by Jamie Diep/KTOO) Listen here: https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/24JEAArbitration.wav More than 70 educators and community members packed into the Thunder Mountain Middle School library last week during the Juneau School District School Board meeting. During public testimony, teachers voiced their frustrati…Juneau · Juneau Read Article

Juneau Assembly Rejects Ranked Choice Voting for Local Elections

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At the City and Borough of Juneau’s most recent Regular Assembly Meeting, assembly members rejected only one ordinance under consideration: the implementation of Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) for local elections. The ordinance, proposed by Assemblymember Ella Adkison, asked for RCV to be applied to single-member races beginning with the October 6, 2026 municipal election. The ordinance went through several checkpoints over the past seven months be…Juneau · Juneau Read Article

Tongass Voices: S'eiltin Jamiann Hasselquist on the power of traditional foods

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S’eitlin Jamiann Hasselquist serves chili made with beef, deer, and mountain goat meat in the Traditional Foods and Medicine Kitchen on Nov. 19, 2025. (Photo by Yvonne Krumrey/KTOO) This is Tongass Voices, a series from KTOO sharing weekly perspectives from the homelands of the Áak’w Kwáan and beyond. S’eitlin Jamiann Hasselquist has been hosting weekly community soup nights this month in the Traditional Foods and Medicine Kitchen inside Sealask…Food & Drink · Juneau Read Article

Juneau’s new Parks and Rec director says fee increases, service reductions likely

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Marc Wheeler, the City and Borough of Juneau’s new Parks and Recreation director, smiles for a photo on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. (Photo by Lisa Phu/KTOO) Marc Wheeler has worn a lot of hats in Juneau – from serving on the Juneau Assembly, to founding a beloved Juneau coffee shop and working with youth at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Alaska, he’s no stranger to public service. Now, he’s taken on a new role as the city’s new Parks and Recreation D…Juneau · Juneau Read Article

Tlingit & Haida to turn Floyd Dryden building into youth hub

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Juneau Empire Juneau Empire - The Voice of Alaska's Capital Since 1912 Lease brings several youth programs under one roof. Tlingit & Haida to turn Floyd Dryden building into youth hub Mari KanagyJuneau · Juneau Read Article

The Boondoggle Behind Affordable Housing

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By Larry Talley Juneau, Alaska could lose seven irreplaceable historic structures on Telephone Hill. Their imminent destruction is not from fire or other natural hazards, but from citizen tax dollars at work. The City and Borough of Juneau have decided to spend $5.5 million to demolish this historic neighborhood, in the forlorn hope that it […] The post The Boondoggle Behind Affordable Housing appeared first on Must Read Alaska.Juneau · Juneau Read Article

Possible end of federal health care subsidies could hit Alaskans especially hard

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Randy Garcia and Heidi Adams help patients navigate health care at JAMHI Health & Wellness, regardless of insurance coverage. Nov. 17, 2025. (Photo by Yvonne Krumrey/KTOO) Thousands of Alaskans who rely on the federal marketplace for health insurance are experiencing sticker shock as they apply for coverage for the coming year. That’s because key health care subsidies that have helped millions of Americans afford their insurance are set to expir…Health Care · Juneau Read Article

Alaska state agencies are increasingly struggling to comply with the law, auditor warns

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The Alaska State Capitol on March 25, 2024. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) Alaska’s state government is increasingly failing to keep up with requirements in state and federal law, the state’s nonpartisan auditor told a group of lawmakers on Wednesday. Legislative Auditor Kris Curtis said she identified dozens of accounting and compliance issues in her agency’s most recent audit. Those range from the Department of Corrections overspending its b…Juneau · Juneau Read Article

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Mendenhall Glacier has officially receded from Mendenhall Lake

State says ‘no-build’ option still possible for proposed Cascade Point terminal as first comment period closes

Juneau teachers union upset over district’s arbitration announcement for contract negotiations

Juneau Assembly Rejects Ranked Choice Voting for Local Elections

Tongass Voices: S'eiltin Jamiann Hasselquist on the power of traditional foods

Juneau’s new Parks and Rec director says fee increases, service reductions likely

Tlingit & Haida to turn Floyd Dryden building into youth hub

The Boondoggle Behind Affordable Housing

Possible end of federal health care subsidies could hit Alaskans especially hard

Alaska state agencies are increasingly struggling to comply with the law, auditor warns

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Mendenhall Glacier has officially receded from Mendenhall Lake

State says ‘no-build’ option still possible for proposed Cascade Point terminal as first comment period closes

Juneau teachers union upset over district’s arbitration announcement for contract negotiations

Juneau Assembly Rejects Ranked Choice Voting for Local Elections

Tongass Voices: S'eiltin Jamiann Hasselquist on the power of traditional foods

Juneau’s new Parks and Rec director says fee increases, service reductions likely

Tlingit & Haida to turn Floyd Dryden building into youth hub

The Boondoggle Behind Affordable Housing

Possible end of federal health care subsidies could hit Alaskans especially hard

Alaska state agencies are increasingly struggling to comply with the law, auditor warns

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