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Mayor hopes to preserve decades of friendship with sister city during ‘time of political uncertainty.’ Project declared dead by Gov. Walker in 2017 to get another look, along with ferry options. HESCO barriers are on their way to Juneau. Funding to study a long-term solution is not guaranteed. President Donald Trump fa

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Juneau Empire
juneauempire.com > 09/13/2026 > letter-more-enforcement-needed-on-foreign-flagged-boats

LETTER: More enforcement needed on foreign-flagged boats

10+ hour, 11+ min ago   (317+ words) The demand for Alaska’s wilderness is increasing, but foreign-flagged boats and un-permitted pirate operators are pushing out local companies. Recently, the Coast Guard stopped a foreign-built charter vessel that was running illegally, competing with local Alaskan companies. The charter was…...

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juneauempire.com > 09/12/2026 > letter-vice-president-cant-deflect-from-wars-costs

LETTER: Vice president can???t deflect from war???s costs

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (229+ words) LETTER: Vice president can’t deflect from war’s costs Juneau Empire LETTER: Vice president can’t deflect from war’s costs Published 11:30 am Saturday, September 12, 2026 Vice President Vance took a page directly from Vladimir Putin’s playbook when he said “I wouldn’t call it…...

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juneauempire.com > 09/11/2026 > juneau-assembly-weighs-4-5m-in-hesco-reserves

Juneau Assembly weighs $4.5M in HESCO reserves

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (357+ words) Published 8:49 am Friday, September 11, 2026 By Jeffrey Kennett Juneau Empire staff Money already committed to Juneau’s flood-mitigation work could be shifted into accounts for costs years down the road as the city begins planning financially for the eventual removal and repayment…...

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juneauempire.com > 09/12/2026 > juneau-candidates-make-pitch-to-voters-at-sept-16-forum

Juneau candidates make pitch to voters at Sept. 16 forum

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (513+ words) Published 8:30 am Saturday, September 12, 2026 By Jeffrey Kennett Juneau Empire Staff A ballot drop box station at Juneau City Hall. Candidates for Juneau municipal office will answer questions during the League of Women Voters of Juneau’s 2026 candidate forum on Sept. 16. Before…...

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juneauempire.com > 09/10/2026 > opinion-closing-sales-tax-loopholes-is-good-for-juneau

OPINION: Closing sales-tax loopholes is good for Juneau

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (633+ words) Published 5:30 am Thursday, September 10, 2026 A significant vote in a recent CBJ Finance Committee meeting signaled long-overdue action that will make Juneau’s sales tax code fairer and more equitable – and bring in over $3 million to the city treasury. For well over…...

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juneauempire.com > 09/08/2026 > my-turn-the-new-york-political-network-behind-jonathan-kreiss-tomkins

MY TURN: The New York political network behind Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (538+ words) Published 3:30 am Tuesday, September 8, 2026 Alaska voters are accustomed to candidates bringing in outside expertise during a statewide campaign. What deserves closer attention in the 2026 governor’s race is not simply where Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins is getting his money, but who is helping…...

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juneauempire.com > 09/07/2026 > opinion-the-form-that-takes-away-your-health-care

OPINION: The form that takes away your health care

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (654+ words) Published 3:30 am Monday, September 7, 2026 Dan Sullivan and Nick Begich voted to make Medicaid coverage conditional on proving, month after month, that a recipient has met a government work requirement. Beginning in 2027, under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, certain adults…...

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juneauempire.com > 09/06/2026 > opinion-crooked-path-may-be-only-straight-answer-for-gas-pipeline

OPINION: Crooked path may be only straight answer for gas pipeline

1+ week, 20+ hour ago   (629+ words) Published 2:30 am Sunday, September 6, 2026 President Donald Trump has a lot of irresponsible ideas: Igniting a trade war with Canada because I figure he never liked hockey; declaring that Lake Ontario should forever more be called Lake America because it’s easier…...

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juneauempire.com > 09/04/2026 > city-and-borough-of-juneau-launches-new-public-notices-announcements-webpage

City and Borough of Juneau launches new public notices, announcements webpage

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (286+ words) Published 11:12 am Friday, September 4, 2026 The City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) is modernizing how it provides public notices while continuing to comply with applicable Alaska legal requirements. The Clerk’s Office, in collaboration with the CBJ Webmaster and Law Department, determined…...

Juneau Empire
juneauempire.com > 09/02/2026 > opinion-the-dhs-blank-check-sullivan-and-begich-owe-alaskans-an-accounting

OPINION: The DHS blank check: Sullivan and Begich owe Alaskans an accounting

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (463+ words) Published 1:30 am Wednesday, September 2, 2026 Senator Dan Sullivan and Representative Nick Begich have given Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security billions of taxpayer dollars while demanding too few answers about how it is spent. The spending trail is impossible to ignore....