Juneau Independent

The Independent reports that the organization that claims the right to approve floats and signs in the Juneau Fourth of July parade now says it will ban signs expressing “political opposition.”

‘It’s pretty extreme,’ said one longtime Alaska environmental advocate.

The Trump administration wants the U.S. Supreme Court to empower states to review their voter rolls for noncitizens just days before elections, a change that voting rights advocates say would risk disenfranchising Americans.

State lawmakers are considering a tax break, proposed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy, to encourage investors.

‘All approved parade entries are expected to maintain a Patriotic, Positive and Fun experience for all,’ according to the Juneau Festival Association.

As Americans confront a surge in prices at the pump, another inflation wave is headed for the grocery store.

Every town has an origin story. The story is spiritually embedded in everything that happens going forward. If a town does not safeguard its original history, it loses its uniqueness. It suffers economically. The people become depressed. Why does the city not understand that Juneau needs our early history? Why does it want to wipe out Telephone Hill?

The U.S. Forest Service has stepped up to help look for invasive European green crabs at Anan Creek and elsewhere in the Wrangell area.

Legislators are being held after school this month and the state is paying for the extra time because the governor did not do his homework.

This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.

Beginning Monday, June 1, the City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) Community Development Department (CDD) will offer “Planner on Call” services on Mondays and Tuesdays only.

Passengers weigh in on tourist attractions, possible change in port management.