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With a nod to Trump, BLM to hold annual sale of oil lands

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With a nod to Trump, BLM to hold annual sale of oil lands

Half the money goes to the state.

Michael Armstrong / Homer News Fair Share Act sponsor Jane Angvik holds an initiative petition booklet she delivered to Homer on Oct. 25.

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Fair Share Campaign opens Homer office to collect signatures

Volunteers have gathered close to 600 signatures of the 692 needed.

In this file photo, Alaska Attorney General Kevin Clarkson describes four new crimes bills at a press conference with Gov. Mike Dunleavy, left, and Alaska State Troopers at the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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‘The status quo stays in place’: State’s attempt to change union dues collection is stalled in court

The fight goes on.

Recall Dunleavy application denied by Department of Law

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Recall Dunleavy application denied by Department of Law

Department says application is ‘both factually and legally insufficient.’

Alaska Department of Administration Commissioner Kelly Tshibaka, left, and Alaska Public Defender Samantha Cherot discuss a report Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, in Anchorage, Alaska, that says the public defender agency is passing off more cases to the Office of Public Advocacy due to conflicts of interest with other cases or clients. The report from a state oversight unit says the number of conflicts jeopardizes the primary defense role the agency plays. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

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Report highlights staffing issues at Public Defender Agency

A report released Monday highlights problems and solutions.

In this July photo Ivette Naida, left, receives HIV medication from social workers from the IDEA Exchange. HIV medication is part of the reason transmission rates of the virus are low in Alaska. (AP Photo | Lynne Sladky)

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Alaska has some of the highest STD rates, but the lowest HIV rates. Why?

While HIV and STD rates are different, they’re not totally unrelated.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy with President Donald Trump aboard Air Force One in June. (Courtesy photo | White House photographer)

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Trump tweets in support of Dunleavy, says Democrats are attacking governor

“He is doing an unbelievable job.”

Students at the University of Alaska Anchorage’s nursing program. (Courtesy photo | Premera Blue Cross)

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Pledge gives $5.7 million to improve rural health care

Alaska grown health care.

In this file photo, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks during an interview at the Juneau Empire on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2109. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Murkowski writes bill to address domestic violence in rural Alaska

Tribes lauded the bill.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy holds a press conference at the Capitol in this April 2019 photo. His speech at the Alaska Federation of Natives conference Thursday included a commitment to a smoother budget process in 2020. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Dunleavy draws both protests and applause at AFN

Speech commits to smoother budget process going forward.

Lemon Creek Correctional Center pictured on April 13, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Alaska prisoners to be sent out of state

Prisons are almost at capacity.

The Tongass National Forest sign on the way to the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Politicians praise, conservationists condemn effort to amend Roadless Rule

It’s about politics

In this Empire file photo, University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen, left, speaks during an interview at the Juneau Empire in April 2016. Attending the interview with Johnsen is University of Alaska Southeast Chancellor Rick Caulfield. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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No confidence vote, delay shake up University of Alaska

Consolidation backtrack.

SEITC Chair Rob Sanderson Jr., center, and Reuben George, of the Sacred Trust, Tsleil-Waututh Nation at the Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission meeting at the Lummi Reservation in Ferndale, Wash. (Courtesy photo | Jeff Gibbs)

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Indigenous meeting declares ‘salmon emergency’

Meeting of tribes from US and Canada calls for action.

Manuel Balce Ceneta / Associated Press LGBT supporters gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday in Washington. The Supreme Court heard arguments in its first cases on LGBT rights since the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy. Kennedy was a voice for gay rights while his successor, Brett Kavanaugh, is regarded as more conservative.

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LGBT Alaskans closely watching US Supreme Court hearings

Ruling could change definition of workplace discrimination.

Recall campaign is ready for a fight

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Recall campaign is ready for a fight

Legal team has some heavy hitters.

Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File In this Empire file photo, Rep. Josh Revak, R-Anchorage, listens to Kathryn Monfreda, bureau chief of the Department of Public Safety’s Division of Statewide Services, as she presents the Uniform Crime Reporting Annual Report to House members during an informational meeting at the Capitol on Feb. 5.

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Breaking: Gov wants third special session once Senate seat is filled

The session would be to allocate the remainder of the PFD.

In this Empire File photo, Gov. Mike Dunleavy, left, listens as Attorney General Kevin Clarkson describes three constitutional amendments that would be a foundation of his administration’s fiscal plan during a press conference at the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Governor Dunleavy announces executive order regarding union employee dues

Employess must opt in.

A downed spruce tree sits near the East Glacier Trail at the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area in this June 2014 photo. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Judge blocks logging in the Tongass, for now

Old growth, new logging.

State files lawsuit against public employee union

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State files lawsuit against public employee union

State says its about First Amendment.