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US Supreme Court blocks Trump’s mail voting restrictions
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s bid to restrict mail ballots for the midterm elections, capping a flurry of last-minute legal action with voting already underway.
Sep 143 min read


Test of Salmon Creek emergency evacuation sirens at 10 a.m. Sept. 23
A test of the Salmon Creek emergency evacuation sirens is scheduled to be conducted by Alaska Electric Light and Power at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23.
Sep 141 min read


US citizens flagged in nationwide voter roll search to find noncitizens, whistleblower claims
Democrats say Trump’s Department of Homeland Security may have broken law with probe of state records Voting at the Portland Expo in Maine’s June 9, 2026 primary election. (Photo by Jim Neuger/Maine Morning Star) By Ariana Figueroa States Newsroom Department of Homeland Security officers may have broken state laws carrying out the Trump administration’s orders to find noncitizens voting illegally in federal elections, Democratic senators alleged Monday following a whistleblow
Sep 142 min read


UAS ‘Evening at Egan’ lectures on Indigenous languages, flood, climate begin Sept. 18
The University of Alaska Southeast annual fall lecture series, Evening at Egan, kicks off Friday, Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. with a panel discussion featuring Indigenous language educators.
Sep 142 min read


Juneau pioneered cruise ship shore power 25 years ago; high costs are hampering efforts to expand beyond original dock
Success of Franklin Dock opened the way for more than 40 ports elsewhere to electrify at least some of their docks; but local proposal to add two electrified docks running into ‘sticker shock.’
Sep 143 min read


Police blotter for Sept. 12
This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.
Sep 141 min read


EPA eliminates limits on climate pollution from power plants
The Environmental Protection Agency said Monday it is repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas and announced it is taking a separate but related step to prevent future administrations from regulating climate pollution from power plants.
Sep 145 min read


Vote no on Propositions B and C
In 2025, the three of us worked with citizens across our community to begin making Juneau more affordable. Together we got the ball rolling.
Sep 144 min read


Impact of new cancer vaccines could be blunted by misinformation, hesitancy
Doctors and researchers point to the HPV vaccine as a cautionary tale.
Sep 146 min read


Alaska sues North Slope oil and gas operators over three almost-abandoned wells
Acting like a waiter presenting a divided restaurant dinner table with the bill, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources filed suit against nine different North Slope oil and gas operators last month, seeking to determine who is financially responsible for three semi-abandoned wells.
Sep 142 min read


Alaska drops cases against American Samoans who checked ‘US citizen’ on voter form
Alaska prosecutors are dropping voter misconduct cases against a group of residents born in American Samoa after a state appeals court threw out felony charges against a woman who wrongly checked a box saying she was a US citizen.
Sep 131 min read


CBJ can change and gain
In the aftermath of a national health crisis, housing inflation, aggressive property tax increases and several controversial decisions by the Juneau Assembly, two initiatives to reduce our sales and property taxes succeeded last fall.
Sep 132 min read
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