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• 11th annual board game convention Platypus-Con, plus new website from the City and Borough of Juneau seeks feedback on commuity budget values

  22-01-2026 23:34 via ktoo.org
  Juneau Afternoon recorded on Wednesday, January 21, 2026:Joshua Warren from Platypus Gaming previews the upcoming Platypus-Con 2026 at Centennial Hall, taking place Friday, January 23, through January 25.Assembly Member Christine Woll and Engagement Specialist Phil Huebschen discuss the new Community Compass website, which seeks to educate and gain feedback (via a survey) on the upcoming city budget process.Audio PodcastVideo LivestreamBostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon
  
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• In lawsuit, 2 school districts say Alaska fails to meet its constitutional obligation on public education

  22-01-2026 22:49 via ktoo.org
  Students end their school day in Aniak. Theirs is one of nine schools in the Kuspuk School District, which is a plaintiff in a lawsuit filed against the state Tuesday alleging years of inadequate education funding. (Photo by Emily Schwing)
  Two Alaska school districts filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Anchorage Superior Court against the state, its governor and its education commissioner over what they say is a long-running failure to adequately fund public education.
  In the complaint, the Kus
  
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• AFN rallies against Safari Club International federal subsistence management proposals

  22-01-2026 15:00 via ktoo.org
  Kuskokwim River salmon drying on a rack at a fish camp near Napaskiak, 2016. (Rhonda McBride)
  As the deadline for public comment approaches, the Alaska Federation of Natives is pulling out all the stops to block a national sport hunting and fishing group’s push to reform the federal subsistence board.
  This comes after Safari Club International successfully petitioned the U.S. Interior and Agriculture Departments to review federal subsistence management policies.
  Last month, the Interior D
  
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• Gov. Dunleavy says his fiscal plan will include a ‘temporary, seasonal sales tax’

  22-01-2026 08:12 via ktoo.org
  Gov. Mike Dunleavy gestures while speaking to reporters during a meeting of his 15 department commissioners on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (Eric Stone | Alaska Public Media)
  Gov. Mike Dunleavy says he’ll soon propose a statewide sales tax as part of his larger plan to stabilize the state’s finances.
  “There will be a temporary, seasonal sales tax concept put forth for discussion with the Legislature,” Dunleavy said during a cabinet meeting livestreamed on his Facebook page
  
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• Newscast – Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026

  22-01-2026 03:04 via ktoo.org
  https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/20260121-News-Update.mp3
  In this newscast:An Alaska foster youth advocacy organization is suing the state Office of Children’s Services for allegedly failing to provide food and necessities for older youth in their care.
  Governor Mike Dunleavy says he’ll soon propose a statewide sales tax as part of his larger plan to stabilize the state’s finances.
  KTOO’s Alix Soliman speaks with Alaska’s acting regional forester Je
  
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• Man sentenced for 2017 death of Kake woman

  22-01-2026 02:17 via ktoo.org
  Jade Williams. (Courtesy of Jeremy Williams)
  More than eight years after 19-year-old Kake resident Jade Williams was killed at a party, a man has been sentenced for causing her death. 
  On Wednesday, Superior Court Judge Marianna Carpeneti sentenced 33-year-old Isaac Friday to 20 years in prison for manslaughter. Friday has already spent several years in prison since his 2019 arrest. The judge suspended the remaining years of the sentence. 
  Instead of serving more time in prison, Friday
  
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