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Veterans health care town halls planned in Petersburg, Wrangell

Officials with the Veterans Affairs health care system will be holding town halls in Petersburg and Wrangell this week.

Most rail against proposed state spending cuts at Petersburg meeting

Local residents, business owners and community leaders testified for about an hour Wednesday on impacts from more than one and a half billion dollars that could be cut from state spending this year. Most, but not all, spoke against spending cuts and urged legislators to come up with a different way to close the state’s budget deficit.

Drought could have longer term impacts for SE hydro reservoirs

There’s rain and snow in the forecast for Southeast Alaska and that could mean some relief for dwindling hydroelectric resources. But even if reservoirs start refilling, the region’s drought is expected to have longer term impacts.

Petersburg holds town hall meeting on state budget

Petersburg mayor Mark Jensen called a town hall style meeting to gather input on Governor Dunleavy’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2020. Listen to the meeting here: