A state antitrust lawyer says a proposed merger may pit the commercial shipping equivalents of David against Goliath in Southeast Alaska. The plan, announced in April, involves three shipping companies: Seattle-based Alaska Marine Lines, Seattle-based Northland Services, and Sitka-based Samson Tug and Barge. AML’s parent company, Lynden Inc., wants to buy AML competitor Northland Services.…
Jeremy Hsieh
Local News Reporter, KTOO
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Juneau House districts submit 5,800+ signatures for SB21 referendum
Signature gatherers for the effort to repeal Senate Bill 21 in Juneau’s two House districts have submitted more than 5,850 signatures. That’s almost five times the minimum threshold needed for House Districts 31 and 32 to count toward a geographic diversity requirement in the referendum process; at least 30 of the state’s 40 House districts…
Low voter turnout renews interest in elections by mail
Chances are, if you’re registered to vote in Juneau, you didn’t the last time school board seats, candidates for the Assembly, municipal debt or sales tax extensions were on the ballot. In the last municipal election in October, less than a third of the people registered to vote in Juneau actually cast a ballot, and…
Signature drive for oil tax cut repeal winding down
Signature gatherers for the effort to repeal Senate Bill 21, the oil and gas tax cut bill meant to spur new production and economic growth, are wrapping up their drive in Juneau.
Can you get Chinese food on Christmas?
If you’re not into Christmas, what’s there do to on Christmas Day in Juneau?