Cruise ship pay varies widely by job, but free housing, meals and other perks can significantly boost overall compensation Cruise ship jobs are hard work, but there are some unique perks to the gigs. Most notably, perhaps, crew members can travel while getting paid. However, jobs aboard the vessels are as wide-ranging as the services they provide, and wages can vary significantly based on an employee’s responsibilities. The many groups of employees “have different wage structures,” said Larry Pimentel, Cruise Executive-in-Residence at Florida International University’s Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management…(Read full story)

Vote no on ballot measures 1 and 2 to continue making Juneau a livable community and not limit the value The recurring summer glacial flooding has created a new "normal" for Juneau in the natural disaster realm Limiting property tax revenue could require CBJ to cut staffing, which would impact essential services like result in cuts to libraries, arts and culture, senior living, and public transportation, all which make Furthermore, an increase in sales taxes to make up for CBJ revenue shortfalls would significantly burden

“Based on its foreign policy principles and its pacifist vocation, Mexico makes an urgent call to respect

City Attorney Emily Wright gets similar increase to $214,925.57 City Manager Katie Koester discusses glacial flood mitigation funding at a Juneau Assembly Committee of the Whole meeting on Aug. 31, 2026. the borough level in Alaska, the chief administrative officer for the North Slope Borough is set to make total wages, while the city manager of Beverly Hills (similar in size to Juneau at 32,116 residents) makes

“And I like the direction we're heading.” the Crimson Bears were off and running from the tip-off as senior Brandon Casperson returned to the floor by making the most of their opportunities. JDHS hit 6-9 at the charity stripe, Kake 0-2. Tuesday Scores: Boys - JDHS 72, Kake 20; JDHS 60, Monroe 44.

“Alaska has a tremendous opportunity before us, and this bill is a critical step toward making the Alaska At the southern end of the pipeline would be another multibillion-dollar industrial facility that takes

“It felt like a reclamation of land, a reclamation of culture, a reclamation of history. “My dad doesn’t go back to his village so for me to get the knowledge, I have to take myself. “The greatest thing that I'm gonna take home with me is the aroha, the love that we've felt from all the people in Juneau, everyone in Juneau, Native and not Native, it feels like there's no difference, “It feels like such a big gift to be able to take home.

The U.S. Postal Service on May 29, 2026, proposed a rule to carry out President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting voting by mail. (Jane Norman/States Newsroom) By Jonathan Shorman States Newsroom The U.S. Postal Service on Friday took its first major step to carry out President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting voting by mail, proposing a rule that would require states to submit lists of voters before mailing ballots. But the proposed rule appears to smooth over some of the rougher edges of the executive order, which has been condemned by Democratic state officials as an intrusion on their constitutional authority to administer elections. “The proposed rule would apply uniform standards for the mailing of absentee ballots to and from voters, which the Postal Service understands will facilitate the faithful execution of federal law,” the Postal Service said in a document posted on the Federal Register website. The executive order faces at least five lawsuits. Experts on the Postal Service have also warned that Trump’s attempt to assert authority over the agency threatens its decades-long record of independence. The order remains in effect for now ahead of the November midterm elections. A federal judge on Thursday declined to block it after finding the federal government had taken few steps to implement it. However, with Friday’s proposed rule, that’s beginning to change. Some exemptions Trump’s March 31 order directed the postmaster general, who leads the Postal Service, to propose a rule that would block states from sending ballots through the mail except to voters on lists provided by the state to the Postal Service. In effect, states would be blocked from allowing residents to vote by mail unless they provide their names to the federal government. The proposed rule fulfills that directive, but it exempts overseas and military voters — a concession that wasn’t included in the executive order. Voting by citizens who are abroad and in the military is regulated by the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act. The law sets strict deadlines for states to send ballots. The rule also doesn’t require states to submit voter lists for primary elections. “Primary elections largely involve political parties selecting nominees through their chosen procedures, rather than direct election of federal officials, and thus implicate different considerations that bear on the necessity for these provisions,” the Postal Service said in a document outlining the proposed rule. The Postal Service document emphasizes that states retain full control of who gets to vote by mail or alter the information. The proposed rule creates data reporting standards that “can provide information regarding the sending of ballots through the mails that would be available for use by law enforcement,” the document says. The Postal Service plans to formally publish the rule on June 2. Noncitizen voting Trump and administration officials have framed the executive order as a way to combat noncitizen voting, which occurs very rarely. Trump has long attacked mail voting, though he has voted by mail multiple times. “I think this will help a lot with elections,” Trump said when he signed the order. But opponents of the executive order say it violates the U.S. Constitution, which gives states the responsibility of running elections and allows Congress to pass regulations. The order represents an attempt by Trump to unilaterally control elections, they say. After a federal judge in Washington, D.C., declined to block the order, another federal judge in Massachusetts will hold a hearing on June 2 in a separate lawsuit challenging the directive brought by Democratic attorneys general. “Widespread chaos and confusion is the goal of this executive order,” Cliff Albright, co-founder of Black Voters Matter, said in a statement. • States Newsroo is the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization.

The Juneau offices of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. are seen Monday, June 6, 2022. (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon) By James Brooks Alaska Beacon Craig Richards, a longtime member of the board in charge of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, has been replaced. On Monday afternoon, Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced he had selected Ralph Samuels, a former state legislator, businessman and tourism expert, to serve on the board in a public seat formerly occupied by Richards, whose term was slated to expire this year. The board directs Alaska’s $85 billion Permanent Fund, whose investments are the source of more than 60% of the state’s general-purpose revenue. That money is used annually for services and the annual Permanent Fund dividend. Richards had served on the board since 2015, first under then-Gov. Bill Walker, and then under Dunleavy, who appointed him to a four-year term as a public member of the board in 2021.  Richards did not immediately answer a message left on his cellphone. It was not immediately clear whether he had sought another term but was passed over by the governor. Samuels also did not immediately answer a message left on his cellphone. A statement announcing Samuels’ appointment did not include a comment from Richards or note his departure. Of Samuels, the governor said, “He is a lifelong Alaskan with an innate understanding of our state’s business and political landscape. As a Trustee he will bring that experience and insight to managing Alaska’s sovereign wealth fund not only for today, but for future generations of Alaskans.” Under Richards, who chaired the Board of Trustees from 2018 through 2022, the board launched a controversial in-state investment program that has yet to deliver positive results.  The board in recent years has also intensified its warnings about the threat that the fund may run out of spendable money in the coming years.  An analysis paper commissioned during Richards’ time on the board suggests that a constitutional amendment may be needed to change the Permanent Fund’s structure to firmly cap the amount of money that may be spent from the fund and to consolidate the fund’s current two-account structure.  • James Brooks is a longtime Alaska reporter, having previously worked at the Anchorage Daily News, Juneau Empire, Kodiak Mirror and Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Alaska Beacon is part of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization.

Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Independent) By Mark Sabbatini Juneau Independent City officials said it might take stores were manually removing the extra charges — which customers needed to request in the self-checkout lanes Fred Meyer is also adjusting its point-of-sale system, which is expected to take one to three days, said Manager Katie Koester, in an email to the Juneau Independent on Friday, stated "I appreciate that it may take what can be purchased with food stamps — with hot foods and alcohol among the items that don’t qualify

An atmospheric river causing the regional storm means a flood watch remains in effect overnight for portions A plow clears Glacier Highway near Auke Lake on Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025.

Alaska and federal waters off the state’s coast Researchers' boats beached on the shore of Teshekpuk Lake Teshekpuk Lake is the largest lake on the North Slope. previously off-limits areas in and around the lake available for oil development. “The Teshekpuk Lake area in the Western Arctic is home to the largest congregation of migratory birds nesting in the entire global Arctic and the calving ground of the Teshekpuk Lake Caribou Herd.