Juneau Independent

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A key inflation measure jumped in March as gas prices soared, the latest sign that the Iran war is pushing up the cost of living and delaying any interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.

Proposal would increase the application of charges for access to public records and modernize the law’s language to include emails and video.

Crimson Bears play at Fairbanks' West Valley, girls win 1-0, boys fall 1-0.

JDHS pitcher strikes out nine, walks one against Eagle River in game called after five innings.

Just before 9 p.m. Tuesday the Hames family and many of their friends gathered around a Sea Mart checkout aisle as store owners Roger and Mary Hames filled their cart to the brim with groceries, and paid with a charge slip, one last time.

A recent opinion article by Scott Spickler highlights the hypocrisy and disingenuousness of the Affordable Juneau Coalition. Mr. Spickler wrote that he wants “to help young people starting out in life”…but then goes on to say that the financial break he’s giving them is “small.”

John Kibbons, 83, of Juneau and Lemesurier Island, Alaska, took his last breath on April 24, 2026. He left this world peacefully, with good friends at his side.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday hollowed out a landmark Civil Rights-era law that has increased minority representation in Congress and elsewhere, striking down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana and opening the door for more redistricting across the country that could aid Republican efforts to control the House.

Scott Ciambor appointed new leader of department that handles permits, inspections, code enforcement.

Two proposals filed with city clerk’s office this week seek to recover some of the revenue lost under tax-cut measures passed by voters last year.

I was surprised to read recent social posts claiming that the effort to remove sales tax on food and lower the cap on property taxes came from a group of “old, wealthy, white men” meeting behind closed doors in Juneau. That characterization isn’t just inaccurate — it distracts from the real conversation our community should be having.