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Juneau Airport looks to new fees, savings to pay for increased costs

Juneau Airport looks to new fees, savings to pay for increased costs

Juneau International Airport’s fiscal year 2014 budget will be more than half a million dollars larger than expected, due mostly to increased supply costs and a new federal requirement that the Juneau Police Department provide security.

Update: Jury selection concluded in infant homicide trial

Update: Jury selection concluded in infant homicide trial

Opening statements were held Thursday morning in David J. Paul’s trial. Evidence and testimony now being presented

Parnell blocks fund transfer from Hoonah dock to Sitka pool

Parnell blocks fund transfer from Hoonah dock to Sitka pool

Governor Sean Parnell left Southeast Alaska project funding intact when he signed the capital budget Tuesday. But he blocked the transfer of money from one older project to another.

Southeast Alaska lawmakers will campaign for repeal of “MAPA” oil tax

Southeast Alaska lawmakers will campaign for repeal of “MAPA” oil tax

Governor Sean Parnell on Tuesday signed the oil tax overhaul bill into law, now called “MAPA,” or the “More Alaska Production Act.”

Fourteen shareholders run for Sealaska Board of Directors

Fourteen shareholders run for Sealaska Board of Directors

Ten Sealaska shareholders are challenging four incumbents for the regional Native corporation’s board of directors.

Raptor rehab program dreams of a center for birds

Raptor rehab program dreams of a center for birds

For more than a decade, the Juneau Raptor Center has dreamt of a rehabilitation facility, but for now it operates out of garages

Update: Pilot ditches in Saginaw Channel

Update: Pilot ditches in Saginaw Channel

Two men and dog reported unhurt as Piper PA-16 sinks 16 miles northwest of Juneau

Juneau Forest Lab at Auke Lake dedicated

Juneau Forest Lab at Auke Lake dedicated

House posts carved by Wayne Price were raised as part of dedication

State unemployment rate lowest in 6 years

State unemployment rate lowest in 6 years

Alaska continues to add jobs to its seasonal economy.

The preliminary statewide unemployment rate for April is 6 percent, the lowest since mid-2007.  It dropped … more

Endangered Species Act celebrates its 40th anniversary today

Endangered Species Act celebrates its 40th anniversary today

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act