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Juneau’s new cruise ship berth prepares to welcome tourists ─ and something else
This summer, Juneau’s new downtown cruise ship dock will welcome hundreds of thousands of happy tourists eager to…
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Public invited to talk about PFD veto this weekend
Alaskans who want an extra $1,000 are being invited to talk to the Legislature this weekend. So are…
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Legislature takes 11th swing at pro-drilling ANWR resolution
For the 11th time since 1995, the Alaska Legislature is preparing to urge the U.S. Congress to allow…
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Trump’s EPA freeze might cost Alaska millions in funding
President Donald Trump’s move to freeze grants from the Environmental Protection Agency could cost the state of Alaska…
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The most expensive local election ever? Candidates spent more than $100K last year
Last year’s municipal election may have been the most expensive in Juneau history. According to new filings from…
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Oil and gas subsidy debate, which sank budget deal last year, is poised to return
An issue that sank plans for a budget fix in 2016 will soon resurface in the Alaska Legislature.…
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Amid recession, Alaska’s breweries find boom times
In 1986, Alaska was in the middle of a cataclysmic recession. Geoff and Marcy Larson decided it was…
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Walker debuts pay freeze bill: 5,000 workers would be affected
Gov. Bill Walker has officially proposed freezing the pay of approximately 5,000 nonunion state employees. Senate Bill 31…
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Capitol Decode: One-sentence summaries of the 37 new bills introduced so far
The first week of each session of the Alaska Legislature is always one of organization and preparation. With…
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Alaska’s recession will last through 2019, economists tell Legislature
State, university and private economists warned lawmakers this week that Alaska’s recession will last through 2019 — and…
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Lobbyist believes Legislature will slash state’s $3B annual deficit
Kevin Jardell offered a rare bit of legislative optimism to the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly on…
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Walker says Alaska is in the ‘gravest fiscal crisis in state history’
Speaking to the Alaska Legislature Wednesday night, Gov. Bill Walker referenced the words of the director of the…
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Deficit is distant thunder as Legislature convenes
For one day, there were smiles. At times resembling students returning for the first day of a new…
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MCAN speaks up about downtown land sale
An organization devoted to supporting mental health is raising concerns about the pending sale of Mental Health Trust-owned…
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Legislature’s ‘preseason’ ends with another round of proposals
The 30th Alaska Legislature convenes Tuesday. On Friday, lawmakers released the last batch of prefiled legislation before the…
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Juneau population drops to 2012 levels
If employment is the pulse of an economy, population is its blood pressure — a sign of its…
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Senator proposes fix for the budget without taxes – but with big cuts
Sen. Mike Dunleavy, R-Wasilla, believes he’s found a way Alaska can erase its multibillion-dollar deficit and guarantee big…
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One-sentence summaries of all prefiled bills so far in the Legislature
Here’s an early look at what the Alaska Legislature will address once it convenes in the capitol on…
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Assembly presses ahead with plan to keep homeless from sleeping in doorways downtown
The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly is pressing ahead with a plan to keep the city’s homeless…
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Windstorm damage widespread, but minor, after Taku weekend
Monday was a busy day for Chris Bradley. As the weekend’s Taku windstorm calmed, Bradley – of Juneau…