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Crime bill held up over conflict of interest

Crime bill held up over conflict of interest

Lawmakers say new ethics rule too ‘fuzzy.’

Crime bill held up over conflict of interest
Health insurance costs strain school districts’ budgets

Health insurance costs strain school districts’ budgets

Health insurance accounts for 16 percent of one district’s budget.

Health insurance costs strain school districts’ budgets
Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks with his cabinet members at the Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Opinion by Gov. Dunleavy: My budget will be sustainable, predictable, affordable

We can no longer spend what we don’t have and we can’t pretend otherwise.

  • Feb 11, 2019
  • By Gov. Mike Dunleavy
Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks with his cabinet members at the Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Opinion by Rep. Hannan: We need a House majority that will last

Opinion by Rep. Hannan: We need a House majority that will last

The issues that separate us are as broad as our state.

  • Feb 11, 2019
  • By Rep. Sara Hannan
Opinion by Rep. Hannan: We need a House majority that will last
Laron Carlton Graham appears in Juneau Superior Court on Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, for an arraignment on two counts of first-degree murder for the Nov. 15, 2015 shooting deaths of 36-year-old Robert H. Meireis and 34-year-old Elizabeth K. Tonsmeire. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

A year after indictment, double murder trial still far off

The defendant is unhappy with his attorney.

Laron Carlton Graham appears in Juneau Superior Court on Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, for an arraignment on two counts of first-degree murder for the Nov. 15, 2015 shooting deaths of 36-year-old Robert H. Meireis and 34-year-old Elizabeth K. Tonsmeire. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
House Speaker Jim Duncan, D-Juneau, confers with Majority Leader Russ Meekins on Feb. 3, 1981, after the 22-day gridlock over House organization was broken late the previous afternoon following a series of parliamentary maneuvers. (Mark Kelley | Juneau Empire File)
House Speaker Jim Duncan, D-Juneau, confers with Majority Leader Russ Meekins on Feb. 3, 1981, after the 22-day gridlock over House organization was broken late the previous afternoon following a series of parliamentary maneuvers. (Mark Kelley | Juneau Empire File)
Juneau-Douglas’ upset bid of East comes up short

Juneau-Douglas’ upset bid of East comes up short

Thunderbirds get the sweep.

Juneau-Douglas’ upset bid of East comes up short
University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen, left, listens to Dr. Steve Atwater, Executive Dean of the university’s new Alaska College of Education, during an interview at the University of Alaska Southeast on Friday, August 3, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen, left, listens to Dr. Steve Atwater, Executive Dean of the university’s new Alaska College of Education, during an interview at the University of Alaska Southeast on Friday, August 3, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Photos: Wine and beer tasting and silent auction held to benefit Juneau Animal Rescue
Photos: Wine and beer tasting and silent auction held to benefit Juneau Animal Rescue
Bridget Abroad: A tour of La-Chapelle-du-Genêt

Bridget Abroad: A tour of La-Chapelle-du-Genêt

It’s exciting to move somewhere you don’t know anything about.

  • Feb 10, 2019
  • By BRIDGET McTAGUE For the Juneau Empire
Bridget Abroad: A tour of La-Chapelle-du-Genêt
Opinion: Don’t return Department of Corrections to failed practices of the past

Opinion: Don’t return Department of Corrections to failed practices of the past

Privatization will have significant consequences.

  • Feb 10, 2019
  • By CARMEN GUTIERREZ
  • Crime
Opinion: Don’t return Department of Corrections to failed practices of the past
Opinion: Pulp fiction won’t grow the economy

Opinion: Pulp fiction won’t grow the economy

It’s an elaborate cover on top of a cheap fantasy.

Opinion: Pulp fiction won’t grow the economy
Bear 153 was the topic of Laurie Craig’s Fireside Lecture Friday, Feb. 8, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Laurie Craig)

Since a young age, this bear has lived with an audience

Think Nicky is too mainstream? Here’s your bear.

Bear 153 was the topic of Laurie Craig’s Fireside Lecture Friday, Feb. 8, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Laurie Craig)
Staff Picks for February: What we’re reading, watching and listening to
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Staff Picks for February: What we’re reading, watching and listening to

‘True Detective,’ ‘The Revolution of Marina M,’ Mike Krol and more.

  • Feb 10, 2019
  • Capital City Weekly
Staff Picks for February: What we’re reading, watching and listening to
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The best valentine of all

The best valentine of all

Celebrate God and show love to the people you love.

  • Feb 10, 2019
  • By DAN WIESE FOR THE JUNEAU EMPIRE
The best valentine of all
Juneau youth becomes talk of the Super Bowl

Juneau youth becomes talk of the Super Bowl

He’s got Tom Brady’s approval.

Juneau youth becomes talk of the Super Bowl
Juneau wins are sparse at Anchorage girls hoops tourney
Juneau wins are sparse at Anchorage girls hoops tourney
The Alaska State Capitol. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

No-bid contract for psychiatric institute raises questions

A previous report advised against privatizing the institute.

The Alaska State Capitol. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Sen. Jesse Kiehl, D-Juneau, receives a kiss from his daughter, Adara, before Kiehl is sworn in on the first day of the 31st Session of the Alaska Legislature on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Juneau senator proposes first legislation

It continues a theme from his days on Juneau’s Assembly.

Sen. Jesse Kiehl, D-Juneau, receives a kiss from his daughter, Adara, before Kiehl is sworn in on the first day of the 31st Session of the Alaska Legislature on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Four Falcons finish in double figures in win over Kayhi
Four Falcons finish in double figures in win over Kayhi