Donald Trump wants it. So does the Russian intelligence service. After waiting one day, the Juneau Empire paid $21 to get most of it. In… Continue reading
After weeks of on-again, off-again negotiations, the Alaska Legislature has cut the state subsidy of oil and gas drilling. A compromise proposal approved Saturday night… Continue reading
A break in a Douglas Island fiber-optic cable caused problems Thursday for GCI customers in northern Southeast. On Thursday afternoon, GCI spokeswoman Heather Handyside said… Continue reading
Alaska’s Native ivory carvers could be collateral victims as global governments attempt to protect African elephants from poachers. In a Thursday address to the Juneau… Continue reading
A deal to cut the state subsidy of oil and gas drilling appears to be mortally wounded if not already dead. In a bizarre hearing… Continue reading
Two of Juneau’s busiest traffic intersections will soon be repaved. On Thursday, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities opened an environmental comment period… Continue reading
A weapon launched from Alaska’s spaceport successfully shot down an incoming rocket on Monday night in the most difficult test to date for a missile… Continue reading
Alaska lawmakers are nearing a deal to cut the state subsidy of the oil and gas industry, the first significant step to resolve a multibillion-dollar… Continue reading
The city of Juneau has existed for 137 years. Mark Choate expects his new house to last for 1,000. “My idea was to build a… Continue reading
Last Wednesday, Ben Wilcox ended his workday late: He had to. With the rain having let up in Juneau for one brief day, he took… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker has signed a shutdown-averting $8.8 billion state operating budget into law. Walker signed the budget on Friday, one day before the start… Continue reading
The morning after the Alaska Legislature averted a statewide shutdown, you could find more tourists than legislators in the Capitol. Though the Legislature’s second special… Continue reading
All three of Juneau’s delegates to the Alaska Legislature voted in favor of the deal to avert the statewide shutdown. Here’s what they had to… Continue reading
The Alaska House voted Thursday to restrict the ability of doctors to prescribe opioid painkillers. House Bill 159, proposed by Gov. Bill Walker, is part… Continue reading
With nine days to spare, the Alaska Legislature has averted a statewide government shutdown. At 1:04 p.m. Thursday afternoon, a joint House-Senate conference committee approved… Continue reading
The Alaska Legislature is close to a deal to avert a statewide government shutdown, legislative leaders say, and an agreement could come as quickly as… Continue reading
The legislative committee trying to avert an Alaska government shutdown has agreed on a deal to fund the Alaska Marine Highway, but its solution sets… Continue reading
After its first special session ended in failure, the Alaska Legislature is still searching for a way to avert a July 1 statewide government shutdown.… Continue reading
Now that Gov. Bill Walker has deemed the Juneau Road dead, lawmakers are trying to carve up the carcass. On Wednesday evening, the Alaska House… Continue reading
Lyft and Uber have left the starting line. In a brief ceremony Thursday afternoon, Gov. Bill Walker signed legislation allowing ride-sharing “transportation network companies” to… Continue reading
