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Rep. Andi Story, D-Juneau, talks with Department of Administration Commissioner Kelly Tshibaka Tuesday morning following a House Administration Committee Finance Subcommittee meeting. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
Rep. Andi Story, D-Juneau, talks with Department of Administration Commissioner Kelly Tshibaka Tuesday morning following a House Administration Committee Finance Subcommittee meeting. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
Analysis: Gov wants lottery, touts timber, but no mention of PFD formula

Analysis: Gov wants lottery, touts timber, but no mention of PFD formula

PFD question looms large over Dunleavy’s proposals.

Analysis: Gov wants lottery, touts timber, but no mention of PFD formula
Gov. Dunleavy’s State of the State address

Gov. Dunleavy’s State of the State address

Read the speech here.

  • Jan 27, 2020
Gov. Dunleavy’s State of the State address
Capitol Live: State of the State, time to put partisan politics aside, Gov. says

Capitol Live: State of the State, time to put partisan politics aside, Gov. says

8:20 p.m. Summary While the legislators in the Majority Caucus were encouraged to hear a different tone from the governor, the question of the PFD… Continue reading

Capitol Live: State of the State, time to put partisan politics aside, Gov. says
Sen. Cathy Giessel, R-Anchorage, and Sen. Mike Shower, R-Wasilla, listen Margie Beedle give testimony Monday. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

Juneau residents show up to support Pioneer Homes bill

Rate changes went into effect in September.

Sen. Cathy Giessel, R-Anchorage, and Sen. Mike Shower, R-Wasilla, listen Margie Beedle give testimony Monday. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
Michael Penn | Juneau Empire file                                Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to members of the media before welcoming Juneau residents to the Governor’s Open House on Dec. 11, 2018.
Michael Penn | Juneau Empire file                                Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to members of the media before welcoming Juneau residents to the Governor’s Open House on Dec. 11, 2018.
Gimme A Smile: Welcome to a new decade!

Gimme A Smile: Welcome to a new decade!

All things are new.

  • Jan 26, 2020
  • By Peggy McKee Barnhill For the Juneau Empire
Gimme A Smile: Welcome to a new decade!
Kyle Worl talks at the University of Alaska Southeast campus on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Juneau local recognized for Herculean effort bringing back traditional sports

He’s bringing traditional games back to the Southeast to stay.

Kyle Worl talks at the University of Alaska Southeast campus on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Opinion: What the AMHS report got wrong

Opinion: What the AMHS report got wrong

This is the wrong way to define ferry subsidies.

Opinion: What the AMHS report got wrong
Snowmen that showed up in the Douglas roundabout. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Slack Tide: My evolution to becoming Winter Shorts Guy

Yes, I’m that guy.

  • Jan 26, 2020
  • By Geoff Kirsch For the Juneau Empire
Snowmen that showed up in the Douglas roundabout. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
The front doors to the Alaska State Capitol. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
The front doors to the Alaska State Capitol. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Once again, veto override fails

Once again, veto override fails

45 is a hard number to reach.

Once again, veto override fails
Cars drive past Harris Harbor on Jan. 22, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

Sloppy weather makes for dangerous driving

Take your time as you drive and save yourself an accident.

Cars drive past Harris Harbor on Jan. 22, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)
Capitol Live: Override vote fails

Capitol Live: Override vote fails

Live updates from the Capitol.

Capitol Live: Override vote fails
In this Sept. 9, 2014 photo, a fishing vessel is dwarfed by the Norwegian Cruise Lines’ Norwegian Jewel and Norwegian Pearl in Juneau’s downtown harbor. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Facts needed, not myths about cruise tourism

This is the trade-off we make.

  • Jan 24, 2020
In this Sept. 9, 2014 photo, a fishing vessel is dwarfed by the Norwegian Cruise Lines’ Norwegian Jewel and Norwegian Pearl in Juneau’s downtown harbor. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
What you need to know ahead of a wild weekend of conference clashes

What you need to know ahead of a wild weekend of conference clashes

“The record goes out the window when you start looking at conference play.”

What you need to know ahead of a wild weekend of conference clashes
Bipartisan reading bill receives broad support

Bipartisan reading bill receives broad support

Reading at grade level by third grade.

Bipartisan reading bill receives broad support
State revenue forecast doesn’t give much to work with
State revenue forecast doesn’t give much to work with
Bill Corbus, former revenue commissioner and past president of Alaska Electric Light and Power Company, speaks Thursday at a Greater Juneau Chamber of Commerce meeting at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
Bill Corbus, former revenue commissioner and past president of Alaska Electric Light and Power Company, speaks Thursday at a Greater Juneau Chamber of Commerce meeting at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
A submerged boat at Harris Harbor activated an automatic emergency beacon, triggering a search and rescue deployment from local Coast Guard units on Jan. 23, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

Emergency beacon triggers Coast Guard search downtown

The Coast Guard traced the signal to a partially submerged boat downtown.

A submerged boat at Harris Harbor activated an automatic emergency beacon, triggering a search and rescue deployment from local Coast Guard units on Jan. 23, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)