Vacant storefronts, homelessness, working families, cruise passenger fees and future development among issues raised by Downtown Business Association.

Coming back into the public discourse this election season, it’s looking like Juneau citizens could again be deciding whether or not we exempt groceries and utilities from a sales tax.

City Clerk Beth McEwen is retiring at the end of June after nearly three decades with the city.

Alt: a woman wearing a yellow plaid jacket says " ugh as if "

Ballot Measure #2, an initiative to repeal open primaries and ranked-choice voting in the state of Alaska, failed by less than 700 votes this month, leading to mixed reaction from Alaskans