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Legislature ends efforts to overturn budget vetoes

Legislature ends efforts to overturn budget vetoes

Faint hopes turns into grim planning.

Legislature ends efforts to overturn budget vetoes
Opinion: Dunleavy’s budget will cost us in the long run
Opinion: Dunleavy’s budget will cost us in the long run
Juneau Mayor Beth Weldon speaks during a rally in front of the Capitol calling for an override of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget vetoes on the first day of the Second Special Session of the Alaska Legislature in Juneau on Monday, July 8, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Earthquakes, Dunleavy’s vetoes and municipal budgets

Even though we are the capital city, we can’t call all the shots.

Juneau Mayor Beth Weldon speaks during a rally in front of the Capitol calling for an override of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget vetoes on the first day of the Second Special Session of the Alaska Legislature in Juneau on Monday, July 8, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Opinion: Fantasy budgets don’t work for Alaska
Opinion: Fantasy budgets don’t work for Alaska
Police calls for Friday, July 12, 2019

Police calls for Friday, July 12, 2019

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report includes arrest and citation information, not conviction… Continue reading

Police calls for Friday, July 12, 2019
The thin line between Alaska and Canada

The thin line between Alaska and Canada

Alaska’s border with Canada is one of the great feats of wilderness surveying.

The thin line between Alaska and Canada
Wilson leaves Alaska House Majority
Wilson leaves Alaska House Majority
Alaska Native activist alleges assault by Wasilla mayor

Alaska Native activist alleges assault by Wasilla mayor

He grabbed her arm without permission.

Alaska Native activist alleges assault by Wasilla mayor
For Alaskan college students at Dartmouth, Aurora Club dinners provide taste of home
For Alaskan college students at Dartmouth, Aurora Club dinners provide taste of home
The big ‘What If…’

The big ‘What If…’

A good river is productive enough to make you happy, yet still challenging enough to frustrate you.

The big ‘What If…’
What’s happening the week of July 11-18, 2019
What’s happening the week of July 11-18, 2019
Steep Creek Trail to close Monday
Steep Creek Trail to close Monday
Opinion: Stand up for our future and override the vetoes

Opinion: Stand up for our future and override the vetoes

Dunleavy’s vetoes are indiscriminately cruel and unnecessary.

Opinion: Stand up for our future and override the vetoes
PHOTOS: July 2019 First Friday art gallery walk
PHOTOS: July 2019 First Friday art gallery walk
PHOTOS: Bald eagles feast near DIPAC

PHOTOS: Bald eagles feast near DIPAC

Young eagles get their first taste of fish.

PHOTOS: Bald eagles feast near DIPAC
‘Save Our Arts’: Juneau artists protest governor’s vetoes
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‘Save Our Arts’: Juneau artists protest governor’s vetoes
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Frogs, bugs and bees: A portrait of wildlife in Juneau right now
Frogs, bugs and bees: A portrait of wildlife in Juneau right now
Opinion: Override Dunleavy’s budget vetoes now!
Opinion: Override Dunleavy’s budget vetoes now!
Police calls for Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Police calls for Wednesday, July 10, 2019

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Police calls for Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Slow speed chase ends in crash

Slow speed chase ends in crash

Reckless driver leads police on pursuit, ends in crash.

Slow speed chase ends in crash