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Crimson Bears girls honors seniors with 6-0 win over Kings
14 graduating players ‘storm’ the pitch through wind and rain
6 days ago3 min read
34th Alaska Legislature ends regular session after passing dozens of bills on final day; special session on gas line starts Thursday
Budget with $1,200 dividend for residents, omnibus bills on crime and education among items passed; public employee pension, election reforms among those falling short.
6 days ago7 min read
Goldbelt Tram season ticket holders get refunds due to shutdown after accident, reopening date uncertain
Company states refunded passes will remain ‘fully active and valid for the entire season once operations resume.’
7 days ago1 min read
Assembly has spent poorly, is considering tax hikes after voters opted for tax cuts
As a volunteer with the Affordable Juneau Coalition, please allow me to articulate the actual function and effect of the two tax initiatives that were overwhelmingly passed by voters during the 2025 municipal election. First is a nine mill limit on the operational portion of the property tax mill rate, and second is the senior sales tax exemption on food and utilities that was extended to all residents.
7 days ago5 min read
Vietnam War veteran from Hoonah gets proper homecoming decades after his service
When George Lindoff returned to the U.S. in 1971 after fighting for his country in Vietnam, he was not met with a warm welcome. Instead, there were anti-war protestors.
7 days ago1 min read
Alaska Legislature approves public opt-in retirement plans for businesses statewide
The state of Alaska may soon offer managed retirement accounts to businesses in the state that don’t already offer a retirement plan.
7 days ago2 min read
‘Mini-bus’ education funding and policy bill passes Legislature on last day of session
Energy assistance for schools, repayment of teachers’ student loans, lower required funding from municipalities among provisions passed with bipartisan support.
7 days ago4 min read
Crime package combining bills for a wide range of offenses passes Legislature
Raising the age-of-consent, AI-generated child sexual abuse material, sex offenses by health care workers, fatal hit-and-run collisions among inclusions in omnibus bill.
7 days ago3 min read
Long list of bills from budget to snow classics before legislators on final day of regular legislative session
Lawmakers have until midnight to pass legislation introduced during the past two years; will return under governor’s orders Thursday to consider a single bill on gas pipeline.
7 days ago3 min read
Police blotter for May 18
This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.
May 201 min read
Closing city museum won’t save money, but will destroy an institution that has served Juneau for decades
On May 13, a majority of the CBJ Assembly voted to consider closing the Juneau-Douglas City Museum as a budget-cutting measure.
May 204 min read
Freight haulers, air carriers, even post office adds fuel surcharges
The rising cost of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel is forcing companies that move people and goods to recoup some of the additional expense, including adding fuel surcharges to ticket prices and freight rates, with the surcharge changing as often as every week.
May 203 min read
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