Some Assembly members say the change would allow residents to exempt food and utilities from local taxes while keeping the city’s overall sales tax revenue mostly intact.
Tourism
‘Our next step toward sovereignty’: Haines tribe launches tourism brand
A new building in Haines is at the center of the Chilkoot Indian Association’s new effort to launch a tourism brand to bring in extra dollars – and to reduce their reliance on the federal government.
Cruise lines will pay roughly double to moor at city-owned docks in Juneau next year
The change applies only to large cruise ships and will equate to millions of dollars in additional city revenue.
Juneau Assembly approves funding to boost staffing at Mendenhall Glacier this summer
The heavily trafficked attraction is operating with reduced staff after federal firings, but it has a higher volume of tourists — and bears — on the horizon.
Juneau cruise limit ballot petition fails to gather enough signatures
The proposed initiative sought to impose a five-ship daily limit, cap the annual and daily number of cruise ship visitors and shorten the season.
Juneau’s ski area is facing a multimillion-dollar deficit. Its future is riding on a gondola.
Deferred repairs and maintenance of Eaglecrest’s aging infrastructure have built up over decades of use. Officials say it’s reaching a tipping point.