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• Federal cuts could limit Alaska library services and hours at Juneau branches

  08-05-2025 22:30 via ktoo.org
  
  Shelves at the Juneau Public Library Downtown Branch on May 5, 2025. (Photo by Yvonne Krumrey/KTOO)
  Libraries in Alaska may no longer be able to request books from out of state, or mail books and other media to Alaskans who don’t live near a library. 
  Trump administration cuts to federal funding for libraries means Interlibrary Loan services and the Alaska Library Extension program won’t be funded after June.
  Juneau Public Libraries Director Catherine Melville said these program
  
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• U.S. House panel quietly advances Arctic drilling and other Alaska oil developments

  08-05-2025 21:04 via ktoo.org
  
  Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif., employed puns and posters denounce the GOP reconciliation bill when the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee marked up the bill on May 6, 2025. (Screenshot/U.S. House Video)
  WASHINGTON — In an unusually quiet session, the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee passed a bill to mandate new oil lease sales in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and allow construction of the Ambler Road, crossing protected federal land in Northwest Alaska.
  Lawmakers approved th
  
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• Arctic sea ice has been hitting record lows. Scientists just lost a critical tool for studying it.

  08-05-2025 19:22 via ktoo.org
  
  Wintertime shore ice near the village of Shaktoolik. (Laura Kraegel/KNOM)
  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced on Tuesday that it will defund a program that catalogs decades sea ice data in Alaska. Scientists say the program’s termination could create a gap in climate research at a time when polar ice is dwindling to historic lows.
  Rick Thoman, a climate specialist at the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy in Fairbanks, is among them. On Tuesday, just
  
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• Alaska Senate approves budget with $1,000 PFD amid warnings of lean times to come

  08-05-2025 19:09 via ktoo.org
  
  Sen. Lyman Hoffman, D-Bethel, the Senate’s chief budgeter, speaks on the floor of the Alaska Senate on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media)
  The Alaska Senate approved its version of the state budget Wednesday, including a $1,000 Permanent Fund dividend and, for now, a $150 million surplus. But senators say they expect that surplus to evaporate in the year to come, and they’re warning of rough seas ahead.
  “It’s clear to me that the decisions next year w
  
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• Southeast Alaska Independent Living (SAIL) offering Brain Reboot class, summer outdoor activities, and Map-a-thon

  08-05-2025 03:19 via ktoo.org
  
  
  On this episode of Juneau Afternoon, the Brain Reboot class is back. If you have experienced a brain injury or are caring for someone who has, this class may be for you. Also, a look at the SAIL Outdoor summer activities, plus the Super Plant Sale!Audio PodcastVideo Livestream
  Juneau Afternoon livestream featuring Brain Reboot class, SAIL summer activities, and the annual Super Plant Sale. (Audio issues affected the stream, so audio kicks in at 12:20)Timestamps:
  12:20 Audio returns – Brain
  
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• Newscast – Wednesday, May 7, 2025

  08-05-2025 03:00 via ktoo.org
  
  
  https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20250507-News-Update.mp3
  In this newscast:The Juneau Assembly is considering a resolution in support of keeping the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area federally owned,
  The executive director of the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council will resign following the board’s decision to cut diversity, equity and inclusion language from its website,
  An ordinance mandating that the Juneau Police Department release body-worn camera footage no mor
  
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• Juneau officials say private entities want to take over the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area

  08-05-2025 02:51 via ktoo.org
  
  The Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center dusted with snow on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (Clarise Larson/KTOO)
  The Juneau Assembly is considering a resolution in support of keeping the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area federally owned. It also urges the U.S. Forest Service to rehire recently fired workers there. 
  The resolution comes as some congressional Republicans in other states consider selling off federal lands to pay for President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda. 
  Juneau Visitor
  
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• Juneau Assembly to vote on mandated release of body camera footage for police shootings

  08-05-2025 02:05 via ktoo.org
  
  Body camera footage from a Juneau police officer at the scene of a fatal shooting downtown in July 2024. (Courtesy/Juneau Police Department)
  An ordinance mandating that the Juneau Police Department release body-worn camera footage no more than 30 days after a city police officer shoots someone will be open for public testimony later this month. 
  That’s after the Juneau Assembly advanced the policy change ordinance at a committee meeting on Monday. 
  Juneau officers have been weari
  
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