Candidates planning to run in this fall’s municipal election in Juneau can now pick up nominating petitions at the city clerk’s office.
Casey Kelly
U.S. Justice Department approves Alaska Redistricting plan
The approval – known as “preclearance” under the Voting Rights Act – comes in the midst of a federal lawsuit, filed by Alaska Native groups to keep the state from implementing the plan until the Justice Department weighs in.
State agrees to pay $1.7-million fine for possible HIPAA violations
The settlement stems from an October 2009 incident in which a portable hard drive – possibly containing medical information for up to 2,000 Alaskans – was stolen from the personal vehicle of a Department of Health and Social Services employee.
Coastal management initiative hearing process explained
A series of ten public hearings on Ballot Measure 2 will be held around the state in July, starting next Monday in Soldotna and ending July 26th in Juneau.
New Juneau visitor’s center gets sunny welcome
Juneau finally has a full-fledged visitor’s center on its downtown waterfront to welcome the nearly one-million cruise ship passengers who flock to the Capital City every summer.
Murkowski seeks road access to POW mines
Murkowski says the Niblack and Bokan Mountain mines could provide stable, well-paying jobs for hundreds of people. But with no roads to either site, workers would have to be boated or flown to and from the mines.