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- 1Education funding tops agenda at Ketchikan legislative forum▼Education funding, capital investments dominate Ketchikan legislative forum
Lawmakers representing the Ketchikan area faced questions at a legislative forum dominated by two topics: how Alaska funds its public schools and which capital projects will move forward in the region. Residents pressed legislators on education funding levels and local investment priorities, issues expected to shape debate in the upcoming legislative session in Juneau.
- 2NOAA ship arrives in Ketchikan as federal contracts boost shipyard▼Southeast economy heats up: NOAA ship arrives in Ketchikan as federal contracts fuel shipyard growth
A NOAA ship has arrived in Ketchikan, Alaska, as new federal contracts drive growth at the local shipyard. The arrival is being framed as a sign that Southeast Alaska's economy is heating up, with shipyard work tied to government business seen as a stabilizing source of jobs and investment in the region.