Sitka’s ANB Harbor in 2014 (KCAW photo/Greta Mart) Governor Mike Dunleavy’s proposals for balancing the state’s budget include a plan to stop sharing of millions of dollars in taxes on commercial fishing with coastal...
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A young New Path Dancers member gets ready to dance during an Elizabeth Peratrovich Day...
Read MoreKCAW photo/Emily Kwong The cuts Governor Mike Dunleavy proposed to education funding Wednesday are deep. His proposed budget does away with about 25 percent of K-12 funding and cuts the University of Alaska system’s funding by...
Read MoreDistrict 35 Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (D) is worried that the steep budget cuts Governor Mike Dunleavy is proposing could lead to major economic downturn in the state. “I think it is a pretty dark season for coastal...
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Ketchikan High School. (KRBD file photo) The Ketchikan School District could see a funding cut of...
Read MoreThe Blue Lake Dam (KCAW/Woolsey) The Sitka Assembly is moving forward with a plan to offer more water to an expanding local hatchery. The proposal has been met with opposition from some Sitkans concerned about energy costs, but...
Read MoreThe ferry Malaspina makes a rare visit to waters off downtown Sitka during the 2010 Alaska Day celebration. (Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska) The Dunleavy administration proposes cutting three quarters of the state’s ferry system and...
Read MoreWrangell and Petersburg began burning diesel this week to partially power their towns. And this could continue for the rest of the winter. The two Southeast communities run mostly on hydropower supplied by Tyee Lake, which is...
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