Wire Service

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks during a news conference in which options for a long-range fiscal plan were discussed. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Tax talk should be paired with PFD pragmatism

Alaska is 30 years into state budget deficits, borrowing billions from savings to pay the bills.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks during a news conference in which options for a long-range fiscal plan were discussed. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)
Teaser

Opinion: Seafood Producers Cooperative responds to WFC ruling

“I want to convey our great disappointment…”

Teaser
Corrections poster image. Courtesy Alaska Correctional Officers

Vigilance – Pride – Dedication: Alaska Correctional Officers

National Correctional Officers Week is May 7 to 14

Corrections poster image. Courtesy Alaska Correctional Officers
Lawmakers, staff and other workers inside the The Alaska State Capitol are preparing this week for the upcoming session of the Alaska State Legislature that starts Jan. 17, including the release of the first round of prefile bills published Monday by the Legislative Affairs Agency. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

Alaska Voices: Senate tax bills threaten critically needed community investment

Hilcorp Alaska’s role as a major sponsor of our race is a source of great pride

Lawmakers, staff and other workers inside the The Alaska State Capitol are preparing this week for the upcoming session of the Alaska State Legislature that starts Jan. 17, including the release of the first round of prefile bills published Monday by the Legislative Affairs Agency. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)
A troller fishes in Sitka Sound, Alaska on February 2, 2021. A ruling from a U.S. judge in Seattle could effectively shut down commercial king salmon trolling in Southeast Alaska — a valuable industry that supports some 1,500 fishermen — after a conservation group challenged the harvest as a threat to protected fish and the endangered killer whales that eat them. (James Poulson/Daily Sitka Sentinel via AP)

Ruling might cancel Alaska commercial king salmon season

Wild Fish Conservancy, the organization that brought the lawsuit, heralded the decision

A troller fishes in Sitka Sound, Alaska on February 2, 2021. A ruling from a U.S. judge in Seattle could effectively shut down commercial king salmon trolling in Southeast Alaska — a valuable industry that supports some 1,500 fishermen — after a conservation group challenged the harvest as a threat to protected fish and the endangered killer whales that eat them. (James Poulson/Daily Sitka Sentinel via AP)
This 2019 aerial photo provided by ConocoPhillips shows an exploratory drilling camp at the proposed site of the Willow oil project on Alaska’s North Slope. (ConocoPhillips via AP, File)

Opinion: Alaska has bright future if we keep oil taxes competitive

We have a bright future if we can keep Alaska competitive and continue to attract investment to our resources industries

This 2019 aerial photo provided by ConocoPhillips shows an exploratory drilling camp at the proposed site of the Willow oil project on Alaska’s North Slope. (ConocoPhillips via AP, File)
Peninsula Clarion file

Voices of the Peninsula: Theaters and pools are vital and need funding

Extraordinary circumstances have compelled us to step forward for our students and our communities

Peninsula Clarion file
(Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Another legislative session fails on the budget front

A fragmented approach to a complex problem is wrong.

(Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)
m

Is Friday Plans Legitimate? Is Friday Plans Safe? Everything You Need to Know Before You Buy

What Is Friday Plans? Friday Plans is a US-based online pharmacy that provides free prescriptions for men with erectile dysfunction (ED) and delivers Generic Viagra… Continue reading

m
Zoe Stonorov (courtesy)

Point of View: Time to oppose Willow and shift away from fossil fuels

After hearing the news, I found myself asking: What is the Willow Project? And how should Alaskans feel about it?

Zoe Stonorov (courtesy)
The sign in front of the Homer Electric Association building in Kenai, Alaska, as seen on April 1, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Opinion: Vote ‘yes’ on May 2: Homer Electric is the right choice for Seward

Local businesses understand that HEA has made the business case for a merger

The sign in front of the Homer Electric Association building in Kenai, Alaska, as seen on April 1, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Rose Carney organizes supplies at the food pantry at Harvest Christian Fellowship Church in Eagle River, Alaska, on April 17, 2023. Carney and thousands of Alaskans who depend on government assistance have not received food stamps for months, exacerbating a hunger crisis. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Food stamp woes worsen hunger in Alaska

The backlog, which began last August, is especially concerning in a state where communities in far-flung areas

Rose Carney organizes supplies at the food pantry at Harvest Christian Fellowship Church in Eagle River, Alaska, on April 17, 2023. Carney and thousands of Alaskans who depend on government assistance have not received food stamps for months, exacerbating a hunger crisis. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
1

Opinion: Wanted: Alaskans to help shape new bycatch rules

The public has a lot to say about bycatch in Alaska’s fisheries…

1
file

Minister’s Message: Experience Jesus for yourself

Come and see for yourselves the wounds in his hands and in his side

file
Image designed and provided by Ireland Styvar.

Voices of the Peninsula: The future of a better education lies in Alaska’s ability to STEAM things up

Our current standards demonstrate that legislators don’t believe the arts are important enough to keep

Image designed and provided by Ireland Styvar.
Alaska Department of Health Commissioner Heidi Hedberg provides an overview of the department’s services and ongoing difficulties with its public assistance services to the Senate Health And Resources Committee on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

Alaska Voices: Public assistance reviews underway

Beginning April 1, Alaska restarted annual eligibility reviews for Medicaid benefits

Alaska Department of Health Commissioner Heidi Hedberg provides an overview of the department’s services and ongoing difficulties with its public assistance services to the Senate Health And Resources Committee on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
David Rigas

Commentary: A note from the publisher

Beginning May 3, the Clarion will be printed off-site in Alaska, and delivered on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

David Rigas
The Peninsula Clarion printing press is photographed on Monday, April 18, 2023, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

Clarion to print 2 days a week beginning May 3

The change reflects a growing emphasis on timely online coverage of the region

The Peninsula Clarion printing press is photographed on Monday, April 18, 2023, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)
In this photo provided by Christopher Hayden, a light baby blue spiral resembling a galaxy appears amid the aurora for a few minutes in the Alaska skies near Fairbanks, Saturday, April 15, 2023. The spiral was formed when excess fuel that had been released from a SpaceX rocket that launched from California about three hours earlier turned to ice, and then the water vapor reflected the sunlight in the upper atmosphere. (Christopher Hayden via AP)

Odd spiral appears amid northern lights in Alaska night sky

The cause early Saturday morning was a little more mundane than an alien invasion

In this photo provided by Christopher Hayden, a light baby blue spiral resembling a galaxy appears amid the aurora for a few minutes in the Alaska skies near Fairbanks, Saturday, April 15, 2023. The spiral was formed when excess fuel that had been released from a SpaceX rocket that launched from California about three hours earlier turned to ice, and then the water vapor reflected the sunlight in the upper atmosphere. (Christopher Hayden via AP)
Former Gov. Frank Murkowski speaks on a range of subjects during an interview with the Juneau Empire in May 2019. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

Alaska Voices: We live in a real world — or do we?

Events taking place today in the energy world should be of critical concern to our country, our Congress and our president.

Former Gov. Frank Murkowski speaks on a range of subjects during an interview with the Juneau Empire in May 2019. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)