This eight-plex apartment complex in Juneau, seen Thursday, June 18, 2026, will be purchased by the Juneau Community Foundation and donated to the Alaska Legislature under a plan approved Wednesday by lawmakers. (Claire Stremple photo/Alaska Beacon)
The Juneau Community Foundation is giving the Alaska Legislature 16 two-bedroom apartments as part of a long-term effort to keep the state’s capital in Juneau.
Members of the House-Senate Legislative Council voted unanimously to accept the apartments, which are spread across two four-plexes and one eight-plex in the Starr Hill and Chicken Ridge neighborhoods, respectively.
The new acquisition follows the Legislature’s acceptance of the Assembly Building by a similar donation in 2022. That building has 33 apartments for legislators and is regularly in use.
Under the terms of the donation, the Juneau Community Foundation will buy the three new buildings, renovate them and turn them over to the Legislature once the renovations are complete.
Fifty-seven of the Legislature’s 60 members do not live permanently in Juneau; there will be 49 legislative housing units when the renovations finish.
Reed Stoops, a lobbyist, is a member of the board of the Juneau Community Foundation and helped organize the latest housing donation.
“Basically any kind of improvement that will make the Legislature function better in Juneau, we’ll do,” he said.
The ultimate goal is to give the Legislature more housing options to keep legislative sessions in Juneau, “especially during a special session like this,” he said.
Juneau is visited by more than 1.5 million tourists per year in the summer, and housing becomes scarce between April and September. Historically, legislators and staff have struggled to find housing for special sessions that take place during the summer.
The Legislature hasn’t yet decided how much rent it will charge legislators who live in the new apartments. Legislators living in the Assembly Building are charged market-rate rents based on the size of the apartment.
“Many on this council are strongly supportive and excited about Juneau Community Foundation’s donation, and just really thankful for it,” said Rep. Ashley Carrick, D-Fairbanks and a member of the Legislative Council.
“Juneau is an incredibly welcoming community, and this is just yet another example of why we should keep the capital in Juneau,” she said.
When Anne Hathaway announced her 2026 pregnancy on Instagram, many followers congratulated her while acknowledging the risks of becoming pregnant above 40.
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With Summer House grabbing so much attention during Season 10, we shouldn’t forget past alums.
From Season 2 through Season 8, Danielle Olivera was a full-time cast member.
Now, she and her boyfriend have bittersweet news.
Their precious baby was born 10 weeks early, and is spending his first months of life in the NICU.
Danielle Olivera attends the Us Weekly + Maidenform Reality Star Style Awards Party at The Highlight Room on April 22, 2025. (Photo Credit: Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Us Weekly)
‘Born June 21, 2026 — 10 weeks early’
Sunday, June 21, was both Father’s Day for many and Summer Solstice throughout the Northern Hemisphere.
Both of these special occasions had significance for Danielle and for her boyfriend, Eoin Heavey.
The two took to Instagram to share the news of their son’s premature birth.
“Aidan Santos Heavey born June 21, 2026 — 10 weeks early,” they began.
The post noted that Sunday was the “longest day of the year both solstice wise and for mum and dad.”
Danielle Olivera and Eoin Heavey shared the news of their son’s premature birth on the Summer Solstice, 2026. (Image Credit: Instagram)
“He’s heading to summer camp at NICU for his first 2/3 months in this world,” the post acknowledged.
Premature births often come with health problems, meaning that the newborn requires special care and protection — even more so than other babies.
“But mum and dad can’t wait to bring him home,” the message continued, “hopefully soon.”
The couple went on to praise Stone Brook Medicine and the medical staff.
The couple gushed that they felt “mesmerized by the miracles they perform on a daily basis.”
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Ne-Yo has released In My Own Words (20th Anniversary), a new expanded edition marking two decades of his full-length debut album. The release is available now in multiple formats, including 2LP black vinyl, a limited-edition “Enchanted Night” color 2LP vinyl, CD, and digital editions on most DSP platforms. The limited “Enchanted Night” color vinyl edition is available exclusively through uDiscover, the Sound of Vinyl, and Complex. A standard CD edition is also available through brick-and-mortar retailers and online shops.
All editions of In My Own Words (20th Anniversary) include 2026 mixes of the original album’s 13 tracks. The release also adds a 2026 mix of the bonus cut “Girlfriend,” another remix of “Stay,” and special acoustic versions of “So Sick” and “Sexy Love” recorded live in Atlanta in 2021. The CD and digital versions include additional acoustic studio versions of “So Sick” and “Sexy Love,” plus instrumental tracks for “When You’re Mad” and “So Sick.”
Ne-Yo first released In My Own Words on February 28, 2006. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, reached platinum status within one month, and later went double platinum. The record included “Sexy Love” and “So Sick,” with the latter reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Ne-Yo is also preparing to release his country-inspired album Highway 79 on July 10. In April, he launched the Nights Like This Tour with Akon in Dublin, with dates across Europe, the United States, and Canada before an August 21 show at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California.
Over the weekend, Anne Hathaway announced that she’s pregnant with her third child.
Obviously, that’s joyous news, and many were quick to congratulate the beloved actress and her husband of 14 years, Adam Shulman.
But in an unexpected and very unwelcome twist, some terminally online cretins rushed to shame Anne for getting pregnant at the age of 43.
Anne Hathaway attends the 2026 Met Gala celebrating “Costume Art” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 04, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)
“Can we not normalize having kids at 40? My parents had me at 40 and my Oma will never know the adult version of me,” wrote one user.
“Having kids in your 40s is great because they come out all weird and autistic AND you’re practically in a nursing home by the time they hit any major life milestones,” another added.
As you can see, some accounts engaged in behavior known as “concern trolling,” feigning genuine consideration for Anne and her family.
Others just spotted an opportunity to be cruel and didn’t want to let it go to waste. Sadly, such behavior is quite common on social media.
having kids in your 40s is great because they come out all weird and autistic AND youre practically in a nursing home by the time they hit any major life milestones https://t.co/6QRXa2ALm7
Partially as a result of these issues, she began having children later than expected at the age of 33.
And when she became a mom, she dedicated herself to it completely. Anne got sober so that she could devote all of her time and energy to her kids. By all accounts, she’s a fantastic mom.
Of course, this discourse has less to do with Anne than with the never-ending culture wars being waged across the social media landscape.
The people who are angry that she’s having a third child aren’t really worried about what Anne’s relationship with her kid will look like in 30 years. More likely, they’re angry about whom she might have voted for in 2024.
The experience of an adult child wishing their parents had had them at an earlier age is rare to the point of being nearly non-existent — and the haters likely know that. But that’s not gonna stop them from ranting and raving about the personal choices of someone they’ll never meet.
And while we don’t want to get too morbid on a Monday morning, let’s not forget that none of us is guaranteed tomorrow, and having kids at an early age does not necessarily mean you’ll be there when they get married and have kids of their own.
Yes, folks, we’re all gonna check out at some point.
And while there’s not much to be gained by dwelling on that fact too often, it might be good to occasionally pause and reflect on the fact that there’s no greater waste of our short time on this planet than being cruel to other people for no reason.
Anyway! We’d like to offer our sincere congratulations to Anne and Adam. We’re sure they’ll continue to be excellent parents.
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Under the second Trump administration, the United States has seen mass deportations and a sharp escalation in immigration enforcement. The Department of Homeland Security says the crackdown pushed nearly 3 million people out of the country in Trump’s first year back in office.
We aresocial scientists who study immigrant communities in Idaho and the challenges farmworkers face. We also run an annual survey exploring public opinion on a range of policy issues, including immigration and economic conditions. Amid the government’s heated rhetoric, our data shows public opinion on immigration in one of the country’s reddest agricultural states is diverging from national politics and may even be at odds with federal policy.
National polling on the administration’s immigration policies tends to follow party lines, drawing Democrats’ disapproval and Republicans’ support, but recent polling suggests some softening among the latter. Pew Research Center reported that half of all respondents disapprove of the administration’s approach to immigration, and more than half say Trump is “doing too much” when it comes to deportation. Among Republicans the share is smaller – 20% – but rising.
Research suggests people think about immigration differently at the local level. To explore how public opinion on immigration varies in farm-dependent states, we looked at one of the most agriculture-reliant and Republican states in the country just as its farms face policy-driven labor shortfalls.
Agribusiness is important for Idaho’s economy, accounting for 20% of its annual GDP, according to the Idaho State Department of Agriculture. Dairy is a cornerstone: The state is the fourth-largest milk producer in the U.S., according to the Idaho Dairymen’s Association. Ninety percent of Idaho dairy workers are foreign born.
Our 11th annual Idaho Public Policy Survey polled 1,000 adults in the fall of 2025. Because immigrants have lower crime rates than native-born Americans, we designed a question around long-term residents without a criminal record – specifically, dairy workers and their families who have lived in Idaho more than 10 years.
The results showed broad support for a pathway to legal working status for them: 85% of respondents were in favor, with 56% strongly supportive and 29% somewhat. Just 9% opposed. We expected immigration positions to tie directly to political affiliation, but results cut across party lines, with 79% of Republicans, 88% of independents and 95% of Democrats in favor.
We also asked participants whether increased presence from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, would help or harm Idaho’s agricultural economy. More than half – 53% – said it would harm the economy, 19% said it would help, 18% said there would be no impact, and 10% were unsure.
The pattern was sharpest where it would matter most: Residents of agriculture-dependent regions were more likely to say ICE presence would hurt the economy. Republicans were more likely than others to say it would help; even so, only 35% of Republicans responded that way, compared with 11% of independents and less than 3% of Democrats.
In agriculture-dependent Idaho, many residents say they recognize the role immigrants play in sustaining local rural economies, and research shows that recognition can shift attitudes about immigration, potentially increasing support for more inclusive policies.
According to our research, public opinion in Idaho is more nuanced than the right-left divide suggests. We believe findings here are likely to hold in other places similarly dependent on agriculture, as farmers from Wisconsin to Delaware speak up about their reliance on immigrant labor.
The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
