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Legislation sponsored by the Parnell administration to relax the state’s cruise ship wastewater discharge rules has now cleared both the House and Senate Resources Committees.

Check your boats for snow and ice. That’s the word from the City and Borough of Juneau’s Docks and Harbors Department.

Education and enforcement were familiar themes of public testimony last night on a draft Auke Lake Management Plan that would prohibit jet skis, water skiing, wake-boarding and other high speed activities on the small lake.

The joint Alaska House and Senate Transportation Committees Tuesday sent the name of Governor Sean Parnell’s pick for Transportation Commissioner, Pat Kemp, to the full legislature for confirmation.

When you think of cities with a lot of restaurant options places like Seattle, San Francisco, New York or New Orleans often come to mind.

More than 130 people took advantage yesterday of the warmth and efficiency of Project Homeless Connect.

The Juneau Assembly on Monday voted to change the boundary of the city’s historic district, clearing the way for Sealaska Heritage Institute’s proposed Walter Soboleff Center to be built as designed.

“These firefighters and officers all performed heroically under extreme fire conditions,” said Rich Etheridge, CCFR Fire Chief.

Gov. Sean Parnell has appointed Joel Bolger to the Alaska Supreme Court.

Pick up your dog’s poop as soon as it’s dropped, or risk a fine.

Project Homeless Connect scheduled for Monday, Jan. 28th.

Still a lot of skepticism of Governor Sean Parnell’s decision to replace the proposed Alaska Class Ferry with smaller shuttle ferries.

Two bills lawmakers are considering this year could change the voting process, in very different ways.

Transportation Commissioner Pat Kemp has apologized for keeping the Marine Highway Advisory Board out of the loop on the Alaska Class Ferry.

The Parnell Administration wants to change another part of the 2006 cruise ship initiative. Bills introduced this session at the governor’s request would effectively allow more chemicals and minerals to be released into the water. Backers say the levels would still be safe

Today, the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations will hold a confirmation hearing for Sen. John Kerry for Secretary of State.

Auke Bay Elementary School students were in new classrooms for the first time Wednesday morning, after months of renovation.

In Juneau, a rally was held in front of the Capitol to protest the ruling, but inside the building, it’s not yet clear how much time the legislature will spend considering anti-abortion bills.

More than 50 high school students taking an “Introduction to Mining Occupations” course through the University of Alaska Southeast had quite the guest speaker on the first day of class Tuesday. Governor Sean Parnell urged the students to follow their passions, whether they end up working in the mining industry or not. “This class is…

First deadline for cleaning up the yard of Ronald W. Hohman’s house was January 22nd.