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Plastic cups, dog tags and nettles: The unlikely items that made some of Wearable Art’s memorable looks
Plastic cups, dog tags and nettles: The unlikely items that made some of Wearable Art’s memorable looks
Alyse Galvin: Dunleavy’s budget will leave Alaska morally, economically bankrupt

Alyse Galvin: Dunleavy’s budget will leave Alaska morally, economically bankrupt

Let’s encourage our Legislature to make smart decisions.

  • Feb 20, 2019
  • By ALYSE GALVIN
Alyse Galvin: Dunleavy’s budget will leave Alaska morally, economically bankrupt
What you can expect at the Capitol this week
What you can expect at the Capitol this week
Opinion: The governor kept his word

Opinion: The governor kept his word

Dunleavy is achieving fiscal goals with his budget.

  • Feb 18, 2019
Opinion: The governor kept his word
Juneau composting business wins $25K for sustainability

Juneau composting business wins $25K for sustainability

Path to Prosperity Business Competition.

Juneau composting business wins $25K for sustainability
Office of Management and Budget Director Donna Arduin and members of her budget team takes time to explain Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s state budget at the Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Proposed Medicaid, health care cuts spark outrage

One health care advocate called the budget proposal “outrageous.”

Office of Management and Budget Director Donna Arduin and members of her budget team takes time to explain Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s state budget at the Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Governor proposes cutting almost half of university’s total operating budget
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Governor proposes cutting almost half of university’s total operating budget

It would be the largest budget cut in the university’s 100-year history.

Governor proposes cutting almost half of university’s total operating budget
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Capitol Live: House GOP tags Pruitt as minority leader
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Capitol Live: House GOP tags Pruitt as minority leader
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‘To hell with politics’: House speaker elected after two Republicans cross party lines
‘To hell with politics’: House speaker elected after two Republicans cross party lines
Opinion: Gov. Dunleavy is ‘out of step’ with Alaska families, businesses

Opinion: Gov. Dunleavy is ‘out of step’ with Alaska families, businesses

We can’t legislate away our financial obligations.

Opinion: Gov. Dunleavy is ‘out of step’ with Alaska families, businesses
Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks with his cabinet members at the Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Opinion by Gov. Dunleavy: My budget will be sustainable, predictable, affordable

We can no longer spend what we don’t have and we can’t pretend otherwise.

  • Feb 11, 2019
  • By Gov. Mike Dunleavy
Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks with his cabinet members at the Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Opinion: Agreements made by AEL&P during sale talks should be honored

Opinion: Agreements made by AEL&P during sale talks should be honored

These steps will keep our utility local and protect us before another sale happens.

Opinion: Agreements made by AEL&P during sale talks should be honored
Opinion: Don’t return Department of Corrections to failed practices of the past

Opinion: Don’t return Department of Corrections to failed practices of the past

Privatization will have significant consequences.

  • Feb 10, 2019
  • By CARMEN GUTIERREZ
  • Crime
Opinion: Don’t return Department of Corrections to failed practices of the past
Juneau leading the way for a sustainable future

Juneau leading the way for a sustainable future

City is identifying important issues, setting sustainability goals.

Juneau leading the way for a sustainable future
University of Alaska Southeast expands indigenous arts programs

University of Alaska Southeast expands indigenous arts programs

It will provide opportunities for Native students of all ages.

University of Alaska Southeast expands indigenous arts programs
Opinion: Hold a second vote on Brexit

Opinion: Hold a second vote on Brexit

The first vote should not be taken as a true statement of the people.

  • Feb 3, 2019
  • By BENJAMIN BROWN
Opinion: Hold a second vote on Brexit
Opinion: Debunking the myths of Medicaid expansion

Opinion: Debunking the myths of Medicaid expansion

Repealing Medicaid expansion will harm lives, slow down Alaska’s economic recovery.

  • Feb 1, 2019
  • By BECKY HULTBERG
Opinion: Debunking the myths of Medicaid expansion
Brig. Gen. Torrence Saxe, commissioner designee of Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, directs Alaskans in need of earthquake assistance to go to ready.alaska.gov. Gov. Mike Dunleavy had just announced that President Donald Trump is sending relief, by way of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (Kevin Baird | Juneau Empire)
Brig. Gen. Torrence Saxe, commissioner designee of Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, directs Alaskans in need of earthquake assistance to go to ready.alaska.gov. Gov. Mike Dunleavy had just announced that President Donald Trump is sending relief, by way of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (Kevin Baird | Juneau Empire)
Beth Kerttula, former Alaska State Representative and past Director of the National Oceans Council under President Barack Obama, takes a question at the Mendenhall Valley Glacier Visitor Center for a Fireside Lecture, Jan. 25, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Capital City Weekly)

Former Rep calls attention to ‘frightening’ state of oceans

The messenger was warmly received, the disconcerting message not so much.

Beth Kerttula, former Alaska State Representative and past Director of the National Oceans Council under President Barack Obama, takes a question at the Mendenhall Valley Glacier Visitor Center for a Fireside Lecture, Jan. 25, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Capital City Weekly)
Scientists ID another possible threat to orcas: pink salmon

Scientists ID another possible threat to orcas: pink salmon

Officials say orcas are on the brink of extinction.

Scientists ID another possible threat to orcas: pink salmon