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After gasline tax bill, pipeline developers plan to ask Alaskans for a few billion dollars
If the state doesn’t chip in, its 25% ownership stake will be diluted by other investors, reducing profits in the long term.
Jul 157 min read


Trump’s continuing war on science
I have written before about the Trump administration’s headlong rush to adopt regulations that stifle dissent and force conformity to its ideological bent.
Jul 144 min read


A big thank you for flood preparation help
A profound thank you to everyone who recently came to prepare my house for the coming jökulhlaup: some special friends, the Beaver Patrol, and numerous members of Rotary.
Jul 141 min read


Assembly deadlocks 4-4 on allowing public comment at more meetings
Alicia Hughes-Skandijs, who was absent from meeting on Monday, says she is not certain how she would have voted.
Jul 144 min read


‘Keep Bears Wild’: Winning art celebrated downtown, along with awareness and opportunities for trash containment
Dozens of trash cans with a colorful facelift and easy-use handles to be placed downtown.
Jul 145 min read


Move to new City Hall will take longer than planned, as Assembly weighs two sale options for current building
Relocation to Michael J. Burns Building expected next May rather than end of this year; public input sought on either open auction or direct sale to SHI of existing City Hall.
Jul 143 min read


Salad greens scrutinized as cyclosporiasis outbreak spreads
Alaska and other states are tracking thousands of cases of the intestinal illness; Michigan hit hardest.
Jul 144 min read


Stop playing USPS roulette — except when we vote
There’s a strange bit of cognitive dissonance sitting in Juneau mailboxes right now.
Jul 143 min read


Relief from energy bills unlikely as utilities request billions in rate hikes
Utilities have proposed more than $18B in increases this year, a new report found.
Jul 143 min read


To vote in Alaska’s primary elections, residents must register by July 19 — here’s how
Alaska’s primary election just over a month away, and the deadline to register to vote in that election is Sunday, July 19.
Jul 133 min read


New 3D security scanners at Juneau’s airport lets travelers leave laptops in carry-on luggage
Computed tomography (CT) X-ray machines create rotatable images that TSA officers can examine without disrupting people’s belongings.
Jul 133 min read


Wounded bear in neighborhood near Mendenhall Glacier being left alone for now by state officials
Days after another young bear was euthanized after being shot, animal spotted during past several days in victiny of Dredge Lake is ‘a watch-and-see situation.’
Jul 133 min read
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