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Juneau may have to pay 25% of fast-tracked long-term flood fix, vs 10% for conventional project
Higher cost share is because Army Corps is pursuing project under emergency authority, according to city manager; Assembly to discuss flood-cost issues at COW meeting Monday.
Aug 283 min read


Trump administration seeks NPR-A drilling without environmental review
The U.S. Interior Department is preparing to ease environmental review requirements for some oil and gas exploration activities in Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve as part of the Trump administration's push to speed energy development in the Arctic, an Interior spokesperson said on Wednesday.
Aug 281 min read


Regulatory process launched for 30 more years of trans-Alaska oil pipeline operations
Forty-nine years after it began transporting crude oil from Prudhoe Bay, the Trans Alaska Pipeline System is due for a regulatory renewal that will allow it to keep operating on federal lands into future decades.
Aug 283 min read


Protect voter choice, vote no on 2
I encourage everyone to vote no on Ballot Measure 2. You will be saving your right to choose.
Aug 281 min read


Police blotter for Aug. 26
This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.
Aug 281 min read


Post-flood meeting breaks down science, flood stories
Residents share experiences, ask about future flood outlook.
Aug 274 min read


State approves New Amalga mine access road after major opposition
Controversial road moves forward in two phases; supporters reference economic growth, opposers raise concern for public lands.
Aug 276 min read


North Gastineau Channel closed to sport fishing from Sept. 1-Oct. 31
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) is announcing that as of Tuesday, Sept. 1, sport fishing will be closed for all species in Gastineau Channel south of a line between Salmon Creek Bridge and a regulatory marker across the channel on Douglas Island and north of the Douglas Bridge.
Aug 271 min read


USPS pushes ahead on Trump order limiting vote-by-mail
The U.S. Postal Service took another step Thursday in implementing a Trump administration policy to restrict mail-in voting, even as a high-stakes legal battle plays out and midterm elections approach.
Aug 272 min read


CBJ launches new way to find public notices and announcements
The City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) has launched a CBJ Public Notices & Announcements webpage, a new CBJ site where residents can access current meeting schedules, agendas, public hearing notices, and other information all in one location.
Aug 271 min read


From Alaska to Texas, GOP candidates weigh how closely to align with Trump
As the two-month sprint to Election Day begins, a small collection of Republican candidates have quietly begun to distance themselves in subtle ways from Trump now that they've won contested primaries in which his endorsement was often the most coveted prize. The shift is easy to miss, often only a few words or new pictures. And Republicans insist there is no shift at all.
Aug 277 min read


Alaska gubernatorial candidates highlight contrasting philosophies on oil and gas
In their first post-primary forum, the top four candidates drew distinctions in their policies on taxes, fiscal issues and governing approaches to Alaska’s top money-making industry.
Aug 276 min read
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