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Opinion: Improved telework protects state workers

There have been some questions and misinformation about the contract for PPP Phase 2.

Opinion: Powerful issues are at stake this election season

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Opinion: Powerful issues are at stake this election season

It won’t be easy, but nothing valuable ever is.

The M/V Matanuska tied up at the Auke Bay Ferry Terminal on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: The corrupting of AMHS policymaking

his a story of two Alaska governors who made bad AMHS policy decisions.

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Alaska Voices: The Fair Share Act is a flawed premise, flawed product

Reasons the sponsors have argued for replacing the current tax are plagued by problematic accounting

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UAA helps students succeed in college during COVID

Our faculty, staff and administrators have never worked harder to prepare for an academic year.

Point of View: Trails offer respite during pandemic stress

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Point of View: Trails offer respite during pandemic stress

Pay it Forward

This photo shows the Alaska State Capitol. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Complicated tax policy should not be decided at the ballot box

The legislative process isn’t pretty, but it is the system in place for such matters.

This photo shows the Alaska State Capitol. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: The GOP doesn’t speak for most Alaskans

Legislators aren’t elected to be a rubber stamp for whatever the governor wants.

In this June 23, 2016 photo, the Alaska Marine Highway’s ferry Matanuska passes Eagle Glacier. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Alaska Voices: Work group looking for way to keep marine highway afloat

Over the past 18 months, Alaska’s ferry system faced unprecedented challenges

Opinion: Big business, Wall Street are the true socialists

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Opinion: Big business, Wall Street are the true socialists

The system has been rigged for the wealthiest.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy holds a press conference at the Capitol on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. (Juneau Empire file photo)

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Dunleavy: Keeping Alaska’s economy healthy

To date, the SBA has very successfully provided Alaskan businesses with over $1.7 billion in aid.

Tony Knowles (Courtesy photo)

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Alaska Voices: ‘Show me the money!’

A long list of federal programs and grants could immediately fund the first phases of this trail.

The Tongass National Forest sign seen en route to the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Removing the Roadless Rule would hurt Alaska

By Helena Wayne

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Alaska Voices: Major oil companies can afford to pay fair share

If you are an Alaskan, you should vote to amend SB21 to be fair by voting “yes” on…

JR Ancheta/UAF Photography University of Alaska Fairbanks hockey team forward Steven Jandric in action against the UAA Seawolves.

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Alaska Voices: Restructuring UAA Athletics for stronger, more sustainable future

Although this is painful, it is still the right thing to do.

In this June 23, 2016 photo, the Alaska Marine Highway’s ferry Matanuska passes Eagle Glacier. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Alaska Voices: Work group continues effort to address Marine highway challenges

An update on what we have been doing, and where we are heading

Voices of the peninsula: Increasing pollution may push Cook Inlet beluga whale towards extinction

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Voices of the peninsula: Increasing pollution may push Cook Inlet beluga whale towards extinction

Many scientists thought the population would recover after a moratorium on hunting.

Opinion: It takes a team to govern

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Opinion: It takes a team to govern

If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that it we need a team of leaders in the…

Cathy Sandeen, UAA chancellor, is photographed outside the Administration and Humanities Building at the University of Alaska Anchorage. (Photo courtesy University of Alaska Anchorage)

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Alaska Voices: Why doing the right thing for UAA means a fall semester online

The continuous flow of people in and out of campus poses an elevated risk of spreading COVID-19.

This photo shows absentee ballot paperwork sent to an Alaskan voter in July 2020. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

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Alaska Voices: The Postal Service is essential not political

The Postal Service has been a valuable asset for this country since its inception.