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Planet Alaska: What I learned from island living last year

Planet Alaska: What I learned from island living last year

Learn to balance an island world.

Planet Alaska: What I learned from island living last year
Analysis: Gov wants lottery, touts timber, but no mention of PFD formula

Analysis: Gov wants lottery, touts timber, but no mention of PFD formula

PFD question looms large over Dunleavy’s proposals.

Analysis: Gov wants lottery, touts timber, but no mention of PFD formula
Gov. Dunleavy’s State of the State address

Gov. Dunleavy’s State of the State address

Read the speech here.

  • Jan 27, 2020
Gov. Dunleavy’s State of the State address
Capitol Live: State of the State, time to put partisan politics aside, Gov. says

Capitol Live: State of the State, time to put partisan politics aside, Gov. says

8:20 p.m. Summary While the legislators in the Majority Caucus were encouraged to hear a different tone from the governor, the question of the PFD… Continue reading

Capitol Live: State of the State, time to put partisan politics aside, Gov. says
Kyle Worl talks at the University of Alaska Southeast campus on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Juneau local recognized for Herculean effort bringing back traditional sports

He’s bringing traditional games back to the Southeast to stay.

Kyle Worl talks at the University of Alaska Southeast campus on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
In this Sept. 9, 2014 photo, a fishing vessel is dwarfed by the Norwegian Cruise Lines’ Norwegian Jewel and Norwegian Pearl in Juneau’s downtown harbor. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Facts needed, not myths about cruise tourism

This is the trade-off we make.

  • Jan 24, 2020
In this Sept. 9, 2014 photo, a fishing vessel is dwarfed by the Norwegian Cruise Lines’ Norwegian Jewel and Norwegian Pearl in Juneau’s downtown harbor. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Lawmakers get gloomy budget forcast

Lawmakers get gloomy budget forcast

State can’t keep spending like it is, analysts say.

Lawmakers get gloomy budget forcast
Tourists watch as one of two cubs crosses the path between groups of tourists visiting the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center in 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire file)

Opinion: No place remains special by accident

To make and keep cohesive neighborhoods, it takes planning and zoning.

Tourists watch as one of two cubs crosses the path between groups of tourists visiting the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center in 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire file)
Ferries, the budget and the PFD: Here’s what Alaska lawmakers will tackle this session
Ferries, the budget and the PFD: Here’s what Alaska lawmakers will tackle this session
Neil Steininger, then-Administrative Services Director for the Office of Management and Budget, explains how the office performs “sweeps” of unspent money in various government accounts during a Senate Finance meeting at the Capitol in July 2019. Gov. Mike Dunleavy Monday named Steininger director of OMB. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Neil Steininger, then-Administrative Services Director for the Office of Management and Budget, explains how the office performs “sweeps” of unspent money in various government accounts during a Senate Finance meeting at the Capitol in July 2019. Gov. Mike Dunleavy Monday named Steininger director of OMB. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
The Alaska State Capitol. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
The Alaska State Capitol. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file                                A humpback whale is seen near Shelter Island in August 2011.                                A humpback whale is seen near Shelter Island on August 3, 2011. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Stakeholders talk keeping whale watching bubble afloat

Nearly 3,000 people a day can go out whale watching during peak season.

Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file                                A humpback whale is seen near Shelter Island in August 2011.                                A humpback whale is seen near Shelter Island on August 3, 2011. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
City and Borough of Juneau Visitor Industry Task Force Chair Carole Triem and Vice Chair Craig Dahl listen to testimony Saturday, Jan. 11 during a public input task force meeting. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

‘What we used to have’: Locals testify about need to regulate tourism

Should the city cap number of cruise ship visitors to Juneau?

City and Borough of Juneau Visitor Industry Task Force Chair Carole Triem and Vice Chair Craig Dahl listen to testimony Saturday, Jan. 11 during a public input task force meeting. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
President Donald Trump speaks during an “Evangelicals for Trump Coalition Launch” at King Jesus International Ministry, Friday, Jan. 3 in Miami. (AP Photo | Evan Vucci)
President Donald Trump speaks during an “Evangelicals for Trump Coalition Launch” at King Jesus International Ministry, Friday, Jan. 3 in Miami. (AP Photo | Evan Vucci)
At the tipping point: How do we stop cruise ship tourism from going overboard?

At the tipping point: How do we stop cruise ship tourism from going overboard?

How did we get here and are we doing enough to protect our town from tourism’s effects?

At the tipping point: How do we stop cruise ship tourism from going overboard?
Alaska Senate president in spotlight with dividend fight

Alaska Senate president in spotlight with dividend fight

‘We will come to a good conclusion.’

Alaska Senate president in spotlight with dividend fight
Opinion: The costs of cruise ship tourism

Opinion: The costs of cruise ship tourism

We should also explore ways to gather more revenue from this industry.

Opinion: The costs of cruise ship tourism
Researcher: Forest future depends on preservation
Researcher: Forest future depends on preservation
The Alaska State Capitol, seen in this August 2019 photo, will be where the state’s budge takes shape. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Dunleavy kicks some cans with budget plan

Were back to debating a 2015 fiscal plan.

  • Dec 20, 2019
The Alaska State Capitol, seen in this August 2019 photo, will be where the state’s budge takes shape. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Fog drifts through the trees in the Tongass National Forest on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Opinion: The World Needs the Roadless Rule

The Tongass National Forest is globally significant. It is the world’s last intact temperate rainforest and our nation’s largest national forest and provides more long-term… Continue reading

  • Dec 17, 2019
  • By Lione Clare
Fog drifts through the trees in the Tongass National Forest on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)