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Bipartisan reading bill receives broad support

Bipartisan reading bill receives broad support

Reading at grade level by third grade.

Bipartisan reading bill receives broad support
State revenue forecast doesn’t give much to work with

State revenue forecast doesn’t give much to work with

Oil’s bounty not quite enough.

State revenue forecast doesn’t give much to work with
Bill Corbus, former revenue commissioner and past president of Alaska Electric Light and Power Company, speaks Thursday at a Greater Juneau Chamber of Commerce meeting at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

‘Alaska, don’t go there’: Former revenue commissioner says Fair Share Act would be bad for business

He’s heard his fair share about the act.

Bill Corbus, former revenue commissioner and past president of Alaska Electric Light and Power Company, speaks Thursday at a Greater Juneau Chamber of Commerce meeting at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
Capitol Live: Alaska Reads Act gets its first hearing

Capitol Live: Alaska Reads Act gets its first hearing

Live updates from the Capitol.

Capitol Live: Alaska Reads Act gets its first hearing
Long-time resident and local businessman Bill Corbus speaks to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce during their weekly luncheon in May 2017. Corbus will speak to the chamber about taxing the oil industry. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Empire Live: Chamber turns attention to taxing oil industry

Facts and figures related to oil tax reform.

Long-time resident and local businessman Bill Corbus speaks to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce during their weekly luncheon in May 2017. Corbus will speak to the chamber about taxing the oil industry. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
In this file photo from Aug. 1, 2019, Monika Kunat, left, signs an application petition to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy with others at the Planet Alaska Gallery in downtown Juneau. Michael Penn | Juneau Empire

Judge vacates order halting enforcement of recall decision

Twists and turns.

In this file photo from Aug. 1, 2019, Monika Kunat, left, signs an application petition to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy with others at the Planet Alaska Gallery in downtown Juneau. Michael Penn | Juneau Empire
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
Anti-abortion lawmakers, citizens rally at Alaska capitol

Anti-abortion lawmakers, citizens rally at Alaska capitol

“We have a significant force.”

Anti-abortion lawmakers, citizens rally at Alaska capitol
The Alaska State Capitol. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Capitol Live: Senate votes unanimously for Elizabeth Peratrovich coin

Live updates from the Alaska State Capitol.

The Alaska State Capitol. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Gov. Mike Dunleavy gives his State of the State speech to a Joint Session of the Alaska Legislature in January 2019 at the Alaska State Capitol. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Dunleavy expected to give State of the State address next week

The governor will likely address the Legislature Monday.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy gives his State of the State speech to a Joint Session of the Alaska Legislature in January 2019 at the Alaska State Capitol. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Capitol Live: Conservative senators fear shift in power

Capitol Live: Conservative senators fear shift in power

Live updates from the Capitol

Capitol Live: Conservative senators fear shift in power
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

A change is gonna come… maybe.

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)

‘He’s not Donna Arduin’: New OMB director comes with in-state experience

Gov. Dunleavy appointed him today.

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)
Here’s what to expect Tuesday, the first day of session

Here’s what to expect Tuesday, the first day of session

With little ceremony, Legislature gets back to work.

Here’s what to expect Tuesday, the first day of session
Southeast lawmakers: AMHS study doesn’t take ferry’s benefits into account

Southeast lawmakers: AMHS study doesn’t take ferry’s benefits into account

It’s a highway.

Southeast lawmakers: AMHS study doesn’t take ferry’s benefits into account
Without state payments, how will cities repay school bonds? Higher taxes, most likely

Without state payments, how will cities repay school bonds? Higher taxes, most likely

The money’s there, it’s just gonna hurt.

Without state payments, how will cities repay school bonds? Higher taxes, most likely
The Alaska State Capitol. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

A change in the PFD formula? Some lawmakers think it could happen this session

PFD issue front and center of new legislative session.

The Alaska State Capitol. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Catholic Bishop Andrew Bellisario speaks at a news conference Thursday in Anchorage announcing a review commissioned by the Archdiocese of Anchorage found credible evidence of sexual misconduct by 14 people who served in the archdiocese dating to 1966. (AP Photo | Mark Thiessen)

14 with church ties named in Alaska misconduct review

A review found credible evidence by 14 people who served in the archdiocese dating to 1966.

Catholic Bishop Andrew Bellisario speaks at a news conference Thursday in Anchorage announcing a review commissioned by the Archdiocese of Anchorage found credible evidence of sexual misconduct by 14 people who served in the archdiocese dating to 1966. (AP Photo | Mark Thiessen)
Alaska company takes pizza to new heights with air delivery

Alaska company takes pizza to new heights with air delivery

The air deliveries began as a simple matter of supplying a demand.

Alaska company takes pizza to new heights with air delivery
Five take-aways from the AMHS restructuring report

Five take-aways from the AMHS restructuring report

Here’s what you need to know.

Five take-aways from the AMHS restructuring report