Elections

Cruise ships and passengers visit Marine Park on Saturday, June 22, 2024. A proposition on the fall ballot would ban large cruise ships on Saturday and the Fourth of July in Juneau. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)

Ballot Propositions 2: Ship-Free Saturday

This story has been moved in front of the Empire’s paywall. The most high-profile and controversial vote of the 2024 Juneau municipal election is the… Continue reading

Cruise ships and passengers visit Marine Park on Saturday, June 22, 2024. A proposition on the fall ballot would ban large cruise ships on Saturday and the Fourth of July in Juneau. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)
Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo Juneau Board of Education President Deedie Sorensen (left) and Vice President Emil Mackey, holding his son Emil Mackey IV, listen to discussion about next year’s budget for the school district during a meeting March 14 at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé. Recall votes for both board members are on the Oct. 1 municipal election ballot.

Recall petitions A and B: Juneau Board of Education President Deedie Sorensen and Vice President Emil Mackey

This story, originally published in the July 11 Juneau Empire, has been moved in front of the Empire’s paywall. Recall votes for the top two… Continue reading

Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo Juneau Board of Education President Deedie Sorensen (left) and Vice President Emil Mackey, holding his son Emil Mackey IV, listen to discussion about next year’s budget for the school district during a meeting March 14 at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé. Recall votes for both board members are on the Oct. 1 municipal election ballot.
Juneau Board of Education candidate Amber Frommherz. (Official campaign profile photo)

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Board of Education candidate in the 2024 Juneau municipal election

Juneau Board of Education candidate Amber Frommherz. (Official campaign profile photo)
City and Borough of Juneau photo A Juneau Police Department officer talks on a radio in a patrol car. Officials said JPD’s communications system, which had an end-of-life date in 2014, needs to be replaced to provide improvements such as full radio coverage within the city and borough limits.

Ballot Propositions 1 and 3: Municipal bonds for public safety, wastewater treatment upgrades

This story, originally published in the Juneau Empire on July 2, has been moved in front of the Empire’s paywall. Juneau residents will be asked… Continue reading

City and Borough of Juneau photo A Juneau Police Department officer talks on a radio in a patrol car. Officials said JPD’s communications system, which had an end-of-life date in 2014, needs to be replaced to provide improvements such as full radio coverage within the city and borough limits.
Juneau Board of Education candidate Jenny Thomas. (Official City and Borough of Juneau campaign profile photo)

Get to know a candidate: Jenny Thomas

Board of Education candidate in the 2024 Juneau municipal election

Juneau Board of Education candidate Jenny Thomas. (Official City and Borough of Juneau campaign profile photo)
Juneau Board of Education candidate Elizabeth Siddon. (Official City and Borough of Juneau campaign profile photo)

Get to know a candidate: Elizabeth Siddon

Board of Education candidate in the 2024 Juneau municipal election

Juneau Board of Education candidate Elizabeth Siddon. (Official City and Borough of Juneau campaign profile photo)
Juneau Board of Education candidate Jeff Redmond. (Official City and Borough of Juneau campaign profile photo)

Get to know a candidate: Jeff Redmond

Board of Education candidate in the 2024 Juneau municipal election

Juneau Board of Education candidate Jeff Redmond. (Official City and Borough of Juneau campaign profile photo)
Juneau Board of Education candidate Michele Stuart Morgan. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire file photo)

Get to know a candidate: Michele Stuart Morgan

Board of Education candidate in the 2024 Juneau municipal election

Juneau Board of Education candidate Michele Stuart Morgan. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire file photo)
Juneau Board of Education candidate Will Muldoon. (Official City and Borough of Juneau campaign profile photo)

Ger to know a candidate: Will Muldoon

Board of Education candidate in the 2024 Juneau municipal election

Juneau Board of Education candidate Will Muldoon. (Official City and Borough of Juneau campaign profile photo)
Mayoral candidate Angela Rodell. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

Get to know a candidate: Angela Rodell

Mayoral candidate in the 2024 Juneau muncipal election

Mayoral candidate Angela Rodell. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
Incumbent Juneau Mayor Beth Weldon. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

Get to know a candidate: Beth Weldon

Mayoral candidate in the 2024 Juneau muncipal election

Incumbent Juneau Mayor Beth Weldon. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
District 1 Assembly candidate Neil Steininger. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

Get to know a candidate: Neil Steininger

Assembly District 1 candidate in the 2024 Juneau municipal election

District 1 Assembly candidate Neil Steininger. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
District 1 Assembly candidate Connor Ulmer. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

Get to know a candidate: Connor Ulmer

Assembly District 1 candidate in the 2024 Juneau municipal election

District 1 Assembly candidate Connor Ulmer. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
District 2 Assembly candidate Mary Marks. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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Assembly District 2 candidate in the 2024 Juneau municipal election

District 2 Assembly candidate Mary Marks. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
District 2 Assembly candidate Dorene Lorenz. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

Get to know a candidate: Dorene Lorenz

Assembly District 2 candidate in the 2024 Juneau municipal election

District 2 Assembly candidate Dorene Lorenz. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
District 2 Assembly candidate Maureen Hall. (Official City and Borough of Juneau election profile photo)

Get to know a candidate: Maureen Hall

Assembly District 2 candidate in the 2024 Juneau municipal election

District 2 Assembly candidate Maureen Hall. (Official City and Borough of Juneau election profile photo)
District 2 Assembly candidate Nathaniel (Nano) Brooks. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

Get to know a candidate: Nathaniel (Nano) Brooks

Assembly District 2 candidate in the 2024 Juneau municipal election

District 2 Assembly candidate Nathaniel (Nano) Brooks. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
District 2 Assembly candidate Emily Mesch. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

Get to know a candidate: Emily Mesch

Assembly District 2 candidate in the 2024 Juneau municipal election

District 2 Assembly candidate Emily Mesch. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
Workers at the Alaska Division of Elections’ State Review Board consider ballots on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, at the division’s headquarters in Juneau. At background is the Alaska State Capitol. (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

After Alaska’s primary election, here’s how the state’s legislative races are shaping up

Senate’s bipartisan coalition appears likely to continue, but control of the state House is a tossup.

Workers at the Alaska Division of Elections’ State Review Board consider ballots on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, at the division’s headquarters in Juneau. At background is the Alaska State Capitol. (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)
The Alaska delegation sign is seen at the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. The speaker on the screen is Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan. (Ariana Figueroa/States Newsroom)

Alaska Democrats sue to remove imprisoned out-of-state Democrat from U.S. House ballot

Eric Hafner doesn’t meet the U.S. Constitution’s requirements for a candidate, the party argues.

The Alaska delegation sign is seen at the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. The speaker on the screen is Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan. (Ariana Figueroa/States Newsroom)