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Gov. Mike Dunleavy and the Premier of the Yukon Ranj Pillai, pose for a photo in the Cabinet office during a visit to Whitehorse on Thursday. (Photo by Justin Kennedy/Government of Yukon)

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Dunleavy makes first official Yukon visit, signs Alaska Highway maintenance agreement

In his first official visit to the Yukon during five years as Alaska’s governor, Mike Dunleavy signed an…

Capital Transit buses will operate on revised schedules starting Monday. (City and Borough of Juneau photo)

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Changes to Capital Transit routes including Riverside Drive, Vintage Business Park start Monday

New schedule includes rerouting bus near school on Back Loop Road where safety upgrades occurring.

A $10 million project to improve drainage and resurface parking lots at Juneau International Airport is slated for completion Nov. 1. (Meredith Jordan/ Juneau Empire)

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Juneau airport project three-quarters of the way through

The primary goal of $10 million effort is to address longstanding drainage issues.

A line of electric-assisted bicycle sit on display at Juneau Bike Doctor in February. Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Friday vetoed a bill that would classify such bikes the same as regular bikes that passed the Legislature this year by a combined 57-2 vote. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)

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Dunleavy vetoes bill classifying e-bikes the same as regular bikes

Spokesperson calls bill, which passed the Legislature 57-2, “unnecessary bureaucracy.”

The Columbia ferry docks in Ketchikan earlier this month. Updates to the Alaska Marine Highway System are a major component of a draft statewide transportation improvement plan released Thursday. (Meredith Jordan / Juneau Empire).

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Second Juneau-Douglas crossing, lots of ferry projects in state’s new four-year transportation plan

Public comments now being accepted on draft report detailing proposed statewide improvements

Alaska Native leaders say racial discrimination still affects communities

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Alaska Native leaders say racial discrimination still affects communities

Native Issues Forum gets emotional for speakers.

A sign posted to the Alaska Marine Highway System terminal in Petersburg, noting that all sailings are canceled. (Courtesy photo | Malena Marvin)

Opinion

Opinion: Stedman should follow local consensus and put ferries first

As residents of the towns near the proposed Kake Road, we firmly oppose it. The $40 million raised…

Lawmakers: Ferries will struggle even with small cash infusion

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Lawmakers: Ferries will struggle even with small cash infusion

Recent funding just scratches surface of needs.

Gov’s chief of staff says getting ferries back in service is a top priority

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Gov’s chief of staff says getting ferries back in service is a top priority

Plans for new Juneau ferry terminal continue too

6 days and counting: Engine woes strands Anchorage-bound ferry passengers in Juneau

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6 days and counting: Engine woes strands Anchorage-bound ferry passengers in Juneau

Spirits, and frustration, are high.

The Alaska State Marine Highway Ferry Fairweather pulls up to the Auke Bay Terminal in June 2014. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Letters to the Editor

Opinion: Lawmakers need reality check on the ferry system

It’s time they fix it.

‘Difficult year for the AMHS’ with more struggles ahead

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‘Difficult year for the AMHS’ with more struggles ahead

Long service gaps still to come.

Opinion: What the AMHS report got wrong

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Opinion: What the AMHS report got wrong

This is the wrong way to define ferry subsidies.

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

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

It’s a highway.

Egan-Yandukin intersection’s future is in the works

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Egan-Yandukin intersection’s future is in the works

Department of Transportation shares possible plans.

Opinion: Ferry system is shameful; Floathouse owner seeks photographs; Senatorial shortcomings

Letters to the Editor

Opinion: Ferry system is shameful; Floathouse owner seeks photographs; Senatorial shortcomings

Letters to the Editor.

Longtime Care-A-Van operator may lose bid to taxis

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Longtime Care-A-Van operator may lose bid to taxis

Big changes are coming to Care-A-Van.

A Capital Transit bus is pictured in this 2016 file photo. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Normal bus service resumes

Downtown riders rejoice.

Juneau mayoral candidates Beth Weldon, left, Saralyn Tabachnick and Norton Gregory, via video conference, speak to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce during its weekly luncheon at the Moose Lodge on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Mayoral candidates want to make Juneau easier to access

The three primary mayoral candidates talked about the importance of connecting Juneau to the region and the state.

The Alaska State Marine Highway Ferry Fairweather pulls up to the Auke Bay Terminal in June, 2014. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Fast ferry Fairweather faces foggy future

Even though it’s only 14 years old, the fast ferry Fairweather is laying up for the season and…