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$1,200 dividend, $144M education funding boost in compromise state budget set for final Legislative votes
House and Senate face deadline of 11:59 p.m. Wednesday to pass spending plan, which currently has a $40 million surplus if oil averages $75 a barrel.
3 hours ago3 min read
Trump administration promotes program to check voter eligibility. Critics fear a midterm purge
At least 25 states, most controlled by Republicans, have used federal program known as SAVE to check their voter rolls.
7 hours ago5 min read
Police blotter for May 15
This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.
7 hours ago1 min read
Alaska’s ‘original’ Permanent Fund
I am not talking about an annual PFD check, but rather Alaska’s original Permanent Fund, the wealth of our natural environment.
7 hours ago3 min read
On The Trails: On the Outer Point Trail
On a day in mid-May with alternating sun and showers, a friend and I took a stroll on the Outer Point Trail. Our original intent was a walk on the Rainforest Trail, but that idea was jettisoned vigorously and immediately upon seeing a horde of tourists beginning a guided tour there. The Outer Point Trail was ours for a time, and a few others came later.
7 hours ago3 min read
Capital City Invitational ends with high state stakes set
Region V athletes jump, run, throw well, compete excellently.
8 hours ago15 min read
The river isn't the problem, Affordable Juneau is
A recent opinion piece by former mayoral candidate and prominent member of Affordable Juneau, Angela Rodell, made an assertion that our focus, as a city, should prioritize the annual floods that have caused incredible amounts of property damage to Juneauites, and have necessitated incredible feats of engineering to mitigate, rather than prioritizing those services and facilities that CBJ may need to discontinue due to a sudden decrease in revenue.
1 day ago3 min read
Proposed New Polaris mine raises concerns about Taku River salmon, but mining company assures safegaurds
Canagold Resources, the company proposing to open the New Polaris gold mine on the Tulsequah River in British Columbia, says it’s taking steps to protect the environment.
1 day ago1 min read
Annual memorial honors officer sacrifice, resilience during National Police Week
Wreath laying ceremony remembers the fallen lives of ‘service, courage.’
1 day ago5 min read
Education funding predictability bill advances as legislators negotiate agenda for final days of session
HB 261 by Andi Story, D-Juneau, gets significant changes in Senate committee hearings, but retains core goal of ensuring school districts know sooner how much funding they have.
1 day ago3 min read
Sustainable Alaska: Rapid response
Environmental change is making it harder to rely on the way we’ve traditionally responded to extreme events. What used to be rare — “storms of the century” or major disruptions — now feels increasingly common. Cold snaps, heat waves, floods, and landslides are happening more often and with greater intensity.
1 day ago3 min read
Police blotter for May 14
This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.
1 day ago1 min read
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