17+ hour, 34+ min ago   (238+ words) With suggestions ranging from boosting cruise tourism revenue to sending the homeless to other countries, eight Juneau Assembly candidates seeking three available seats made their cases to local business leaders during a forum Thursday hosted by the Greater Juneau Chamber…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (616+ words) By Jonathan J. Cooper President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party's sagging fortunes in November. The dubious promise…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (191+ words) Mary Peltola has described herself as a Democrat who supports Alaska resource development. One relevant part of her record is how she handled Alaska's Right to Produce Act, H.R. 6285. Peltola was an original cosponsor when the bill was introduced in November…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (372+ words) A Republican-aligned group on Tuesday filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission against Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dan J. Sullivan. Sullivan, who shares the same first and last name as incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Dan S. Sullivan, is one of four candidates in…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (204+ words) Juneau Independent Aw, it’s election time again, my least favorite season of all… I am writing this letter to express my disgust at the bombardment of political ads, specifically those on TV, that are aired multiple times each hour. Every…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (629+ words) On Monday, the Alaska Department of Law released a report that identified potential gaps in the Public Official Financial Disclosure documents filed by 91 different candidates for state office this year. The gaps were uncovered by department staff who consulted business…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (71+ words) Juneau Independent (City and Borough of Juneau announcement) Sunday, Sept. 6, is the last day to register to vote or update mailing addresses for this year’s municipal election on Oct. 6. Register or make updates at voterregistration.alaska.gov or any of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (276+ words) Juneau Independent During our 80 years in Alaska, we have seen many territorial senators and U.S. senators represent Alaska. Gruening, Stevens and lately Murkowski have seemed to understand their job was to do what was best for the country while looking out…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (445+ words) One of this fall’s most-watched U.S. Senate races is still a toss up despite Democratic challenger Mary Peltola finishing more than 8% ahead of two-term Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan, according to results of a survey released Wednesday. The Alaska Survey Research…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1596+ words) Final results from Alaska’s August primary election indicate existing coalition majorities in the state House and Senate are likely to continue after November’s general election and could even grow. Alaska is the only state in the country where the state…...