NBA to begin selling jersey sponsorships, could gain $100M

NEW YORK — The NBA will begin putting sponsorship logos on player uniforms in 2017-18, a move that could generate at least $100 million annually… Continue reading

  • Apr 17, 2016
  • By BRIAN MAHONEY

Alaska Air Guard recounts skiers’ rescue from ice field

ANCHORAGE — A locator beacon carried by two skiers stranded on an Alaska ice field made their rescue far easier than it might have been,… Continue reading

Mentally ill inmate sues over alleged parole disparity

ANCHORAGE — An advocacy law firm is suing the state of Alaska on behalf of a Palmer inmate over an alleged discriminatory treatment in the… Continue reading

Two judgeships opening in Southeast Alaska

The Alaska Judicial Council is now receiving applications for judgeships on the Juneau District Court and the Palmer Superior Court.The vacancies will occur due to… Continue reading

City street cleaning begins

The City and Borough of Juneau’s Streets and Fleet Maintenance Division has started its 2016 Spring Clean Up project.The Spring Clean Up project is an… Continue reading

State education board begins commissioner post discussion

The State Board of Education & Early Development will meet next month to discuss applications for the Commissioner of Education & Early Development position.The meeting… Continue reading

Around Town

Knights of Columbus Bishop Kenny Council brunch, 10 a.m.-noon, St. Paul’s Catholic Church. $10 for a family and $4 for an individual.Open trap shooting, 10… Continue reading

Congress split over F-35 funds for Eielson Air Force Base

FAIRBANKS — The U.S. House and Senate are divided over how much construction funding the Eielson Air Force Base should receive to prepare for two… Continue reading

Metlakatla plaintiff motions rejected

KETCHIKAN — The federal judge assigned to the Civil Rights Act complaint of two Metlakatla residents, on Wednesday, denied two motions by the plaintiffs while… Continue reading

Unclaimed vehicles sent to public auction

The Juneau Police Department will host an outcry auction for impounded vehicles Saturday.The public viewing is scheduled for 11 a.m.—1 p.m. Wednesday at 9390 La… Continue reading

Marine Park Plaza’s seasonal parking ends

Seasonal parking at the Marine Park Plaza is coming to an end on Wednesday.Docks and Harbors personnel will block off access to the entrance of… Continue reading

Docks & Harbors meetings moved, cancelled

The City and Borough of Juneau’s upcoming Docks & Harbors Harbor Fee Review Committee meeting scheduled for Wednesday has been rescheduled.The meeting will now take… Continue reading

The owners of the Anchorage Legislative Information Office in Downtown Anchorage have presented a proposal to the Legislative Council to save the state money and resolve a lawsuit that has been brought challenging the 10-year lease.

Walker says he’d veto Anchorage LIO purchase

JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker said Thursday that he would veto the purchase of a legislative office building in Anchorage if that item remains in… Continue reading

The owners of the Anchorage Legislative Information Office in Downtown Anchorage have presented a proposal to the Legislative Council to save the state money and resolve a lawsuit that has been brought challenging the 10-year lease.

Friday recap: House passes Medicaid reform bill

With a bipartisan vote, the Alaska House has approved a wide-ranging reform of the state’s government-run health care system.Senate Bill 74, which includes a variety… Continue reading

Legislature approves DOC commissioner’s appointment

The Alaska Legislature has confirmed Gov. Bill Walker’s selection of Dean Williams as the commissioner of the Alaska Department of Corrections.The 49-9 approval came after… Continue reading

Public (again) speaks out overwhelmingly against bill restricting sex ed

Of the 48 people who testified on a school accountability bill, most of them spoke against a section regarding who can teach sex ed.The Senate… Continue reading

Committee agrees to cut $50M from university system

The Alaska Legislature is planning to take the most extreme option from the budget-cutting menu covering the University of Alaska system.On Thursday evening, the House… Continue reading

Sitka Assembly approves hazard mapping project

SITKA — Sitka officials are moving ahead with plans to map out parts of the city that are vulnerable to landslides, after slides last summer… Continue reading

Amendment restricts who can teach sex ed

A senator who tried to ban abortion providers like Planned Parenthood from teaching sex ed in schools introduced an amendment that would impose even greater… Continue reading

John Binkley, president of CLIA Alaska (formerly the Alaska Cruise Association), speaks to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce at the Hangar Ballroom on Thursday. CLIA Alaska and international affiliate, Cruise Lines International Association, filed a lawsuit against the city of Juneau for the use of head tax money on a new waterfront park anchored with a full-sized bronze statue of a breaching humpback whale.

Lawsuit looms heavy over chamber luncheon

The presentation John Binkley gave during Thursday’s Juneau Chamber of Commerce luncheon was a little longer than he had originally planned when the chamber asked… Continue reading

John Binkley, president of CLIA Alaska (formerly the Alaska Cruise Association), speaks to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce at the Hangar Ballroom on Thursday. CLIA Alaska and international affiliate, Cruise Lines International Association, filed a lawsuit against the city of Juneau for the use of head tax money on a new waterfront park anchored with a full-sized bronze statue of a breaching humpback whale.