The warning signs are everywhere
The city already has the resources it needs
I am opposed to Proposition 1 that caps property tax
Proposition 2 would give financial relief to every person in Juneau permanently
If voters decide to cap the mill rate and/or eliminate the tax on food and utilities the Assembly will have to make hard decisions about what to cut
The property tax cap will limit the contributions of those people most able to pay them: property owners
The CBJ would not have the flexibility to raise the property tax above 9 mills without first submitting it to an areawide vote
Does anyone there have the guts to push back against this death march of democracy?
The history of Juneau’s beginnings is under attack
For 17,000 years, Indigenous people of Southeast Alaska have thrived on these lands
This information comes from the Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska’s 2025 schedule. Capacity figures in parenthesis were pulled from cruise lines’ websites. Wednesday, Sept. 24… Continue reading
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The Juneau jury reached their decision on Friday after a three-day trial
Purchasing two floors of the Michael J. Burns Building will cost $10.2 million, with an estimated $7.7 million in future remodeling
Stanley Walter Butts, eldest son of Moni and Walt Butts, died at home on July 31, 2025, in Anchorage Alaska.… Continue reading
Proposition 3 would institute a 7.5% sales tax rate from April through September
In a Committee of the Whole meeting on Sept. 8, CBJ Assembly members voted to advance an ordinance directing staff to “negotiate and execute the… Continue reading
Two landslides along Auke Lake Trail prompted the trail’s closure on Saturday
All Americans should abhor political violence
