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House Majority denies attempt to defund Medicaid lawsuit
The Republican-led Alaska House Majority has defeated an attempt by the Democratic-led minority to cut off funding for…
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Alaska House passes $8.66 billion budget
The Alaska House of Representatives worked into the early hours of Friday morning before passing an $8.66 billion…
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Legislators debate budget deep into the night
Before the Alaska House took the floor of its chambers at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, House Majority Leader Charisse…
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Gruenberg’s replacement sworn into Legislature as budget hits House floor
The Alaska Legislature’s newest member was sworn in on Thursday morning and found herself in a hotly contested…
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Governor suggests studying whether to merge three state corporations
Gov. Bill Walker is planning to analyze three big state-owned corporations with an eye toward combining some of…
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House takes up $8.6B budget today
The Alaska House of Representatives will today consider a draft of the $8.66 billion state operating budget that…
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Dark days for the cult of surplus
A Juneau institution is ending: The state surplus barn will close at the end of June. “Yeah, this…
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Overdose-fighting bill heads to governor’s desk
The Alaska Senate voted unanimously, 20-0, on Wednesday to approve a bill to increase the availability of the…
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Lawmaker decries budget ‘shell game’ in House committee
The normally staid process of budget amendments was disrupted Tuesday afternoon as Anchorage Republican Lance Pruitt exclaimed that…
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Juneau testifiers leave legislators with something to chew on
For two hours Monday evening, Juneau residents offered their thoughts on the state operating budget proposed by the…
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Walker names Gruenberg replacement
Gov. Bill Walker has named Salvation Army development director Ivy Spohnholz the replacement for Max Gruenberg, the Anchorage…
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Opioid prevention bill nears finish line
If you didn’t know how important the Alaska House’s vote on Senate Bill 23 was, you only had…
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SLAM grand opening will be June 6
The new State Library, Archives and Museum will open June 6, according to Linda Thibodeau, director of the…
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Stricken tugboat enters final stage of demolition
The tugboat Challenger is nearing its final resting place. Having been stripped of its lead paint and other…
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Two Oregon hikers pulled from West Glacier Trail
Two more people have been rescued from Juneau’s most popular destination for lost hikers. Vo Su, of Portland,…
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Eaglecrest to end season March 13
The ski season is almost over for most Juneauites. Although snow lingers at higher elevations, Eaglecrest Ski Area…
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Investigation continues into police shooting of Barrow Fire Chief
One month after Barrow Fire Chief Vincent Nageak III was shot and killed by a North Slope Borough…
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Legislature appears headed for another end-of-session conflict
Forty-five days through its 90-day session, the Alaska Legislature appears to be in much the same position it…
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Legislators join the crowd at Super Tuesday polls
In addition to the 682 Juneau voters who cast votes Tuesday, 100 non-Juneau voters cast out-of-district ballots at…
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Super Tuesday lives up to the adjective in Juneau
Sometime about 4:30 p.m., a man walked through the parking lot doors of Centennial Hall and uttered a…