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Juneau Independent

The True Local Newspaper of Alaska’s Capital City

Cargo containers and construction materials are stacked below cranes at the Port of Alaska in Anchorage on June 12, 2025, as a plane flies overhead. The transportation and warehousing sector of the economy accounts for a little over 14% of Alaska's gross domestic product, but it is highly dependent on the oil industry. (Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)

Cargo containers and construction materials are stacked below cranes at the Port of Alaska in Anchorage on June 12, 2025, as a plane flies overhead. The transportation and warehousing sector of the economy accounts for a little over 14% of Alaska's gross domestic product, but it is highly dependent on the oil industry. (Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)

Alaska’s GDP has stagnated, with growth ranking near the U.S. bottom, analysis shows

Alaska’s gross domestic product grew more slowly over the past decade than that of all other states except for one, according to a...

Jun 20, 20253 min read

Autumn leaves lie on a trail in the Campbell Tract on Oct. 8, 2020. The tract appears to be the largest piece of salable land in urban Anchorage under a U.S. Senate Republican proposal. Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance’s office said the tract is a recreational gem for Anchorage. (Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)

Autumn leaves lie on a trail in the Campbell Tract on Oct. 8, 2020. The tract appears to be the largest piece of salable land in urban Anchorage under a U.S. Senate Republican proposal. Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance’s office said the tract is a recreational gem for Anchorage. (Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)

Federal land sales, more logging and more oil revenue: What’s in the big federal bill for Alaska?

A look at the lands and energy pieces of the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ and where they stand right now in the U.S. Senate Members of the U.S....

Jun 19, 20258 min read

Anchorage clears its 2 largest homeless encampments

Anchorage clears its 2 largest homeless encampments

Anchorage clears its 2 largest homeless encampments

The mayor’s team said it’s been planning the abatement , or clearing, of the camp for about six months and the people living here have...

Jun 18, 20251 min read

The Alaska State Capitol is seen behind a curtain of blooming branches on Saturday, May 17, 2025. (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

The Alaska State Capitol is seen behind a curtain of blooming branches on Saturday, May 17, 2025. (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

Four new bills become law in Alaska, two with governor’s signature

Gov. Mike Dunleavy has signed a bill expanding the exemptions that allow some Alaskans who are absent from the state to receive Permanent...

Jun 18, 20252 min read

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