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Assembly moves forward on mill rate and utility fee hikes, $10M school projects bond
Juneau leaders opt against utility projects bond, put seasonal sales tax on hold for further study.
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Election to incorporate new Xunaa Borough, and select its Assembly and school board, set for July 15
Approval would form Alaska’s 20th borough; result in dissolution of Hoonah’s municipal government.
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Tlingit and Haida halts traditional foods distribution due to cancellation of federal funding
Providing of salmon, other foods to communities among multiple tribal cuts by Trump administration.
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Empire Archives: Juneau’s history for the week ending May 3
Three decades of capital city coverage.
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Petitions for mill rate cap, sales tax exemptions and in-person elections certified for signatures
Supporters have until May 30 to get 2,720 signatures to put measures on local fall ballot.
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Compromise education bill passes Legislature by veto-proof margin despite Dunleavy administration threats
Education commissioner tells school districts to support governor’s policy goals or risk losing funds.
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Pulitzer and Grammy winners put spring into Juneau Jazz and Classics starting Saturday
Husband-wife folk team arrives straight from Carnegie; experimental quartet to perform world premiere.
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Spend more for programs or PFDs? Legislators say reality may mean less money for both.
As protesters plea for reverse to program cuts, Senate budget leader says PFD may shrink to $1,000.
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How city leaders collect and spend money from residents, visitors getting big night of scrutiny
CBJ and school budgets, mill rate and utility fee hikes, seasonal sales tax part of Wednesday’s agenda.
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Effort to rush compromise education bill through Legislature hits snag due to ‘drafting error’
Bill returned to Senate, which passed it 19-1, to fix error in amendment; House vote expected by Wednesday
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Juneau man in prison on federal weapons charges gets 13 years on additional state charges
Clyde Pasterski, 44, was convicted by a jury last November for drug and assault offenses.
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Revised education bill with $700 BSA hike gets new policy measures, advances to Senate floor
Changes easing charter school rules, adding new district evaluations fall short of governor’s agenda.
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Senate adds $700 BSA hike to school phone policy bill a day after veto override on $1,000 increase fails
Lawmakers say quick floor vote by Senate, concurrence by House may set up another override session.
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Alaska Airlines issues warning amidst travel industry downturn due to Trump-fueled uncertainty
Company reports $166M loss during first quarter of year, won’t release an outlook for 2025.
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Legislature fails to override Dunleavy’s veto of $1,000 increase in per-student education spending
Lawmakers supporting veto note state’s financial shortfall, suggest smaller BSA increase or new revenue.
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Shortcomings revealed in state employee salary study won’t be addressed until at least next year
Legislators and state administrators dispute who is underpaid and by how much, but agree fix is complex.
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TSA-style security screenings now required for visitors at Alaska State Capitol
Lawmakers, family, staff and other with keycards can bypass scans that began Monday.
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Former write-in candidate Will Muldoon resigns from Juneau Board of Education
Muldoon, first write-in to win local election in 29 years in 2021, won easily reelection last fall.
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Ballot petition to restrict daily and annual cruise passengers in Juneau certified for signatures
Opponent of measure argues it violates due process, free travel and other constitutional rights.
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‘Just give us a chance’: One Juneau refugee family puts faith in God, another flees as departure orders arrive
Both families arrived legally; validity of demands by Trump administration to depart being challenged