The city will begin with an offer of about $9.3 million for the floors, which is their appraised value, but the owners are asking for about $12 million.

Measures to raise new state revenue were introduced in the Alaska Senate on Wednesday, including one that would substantially increase taxes on oil companies. Legislators are facing a widening deficit this year and a worsening fiscal outlook due to declining oil revenue.

JUNEAU, Alaska -- Since his election, President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed support for a major natural gas pipeline in Alaska — comments that have drawn fresh attention to a project that's floundered for years despite support from state leaders.

A coalition of Alaska disability advocates is raising concerns about the potential impacts of a federal lawsuit the state joined in September. Alaska and 16 other states filed the suit — State of Texas et al v.

Alaska improved from a C- four years ago to a C on an Infrastructure Report Card presented Wednesday by the American Society of Civil Engineers, with funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act cited as a key factor.

It's not just bridges and roads. The report also highlights aviation, dams, drinking water and wastewater, energy, the Alaska Marine Highway System, ports, rail, public parks and transit.

Juneau begins its search for a new city clerk as Beth McEwen retires. Mayors gather for a conference, Lathrop High wins Academic Decathlon, and King Tech students transform a GMC.

Anchorage Republican Sen. James Kaufman, a member of the minority, said the measure was an opportunity to resolve the dividend debates. Juneau Democratic Sen. Jesse Kiehl said more analysis is needed, but a formula rewrite could provide certainty for Alaskans.

Alaska does not have an immigration detention center — the closest is in Tacoma, Washington. Two full-time U.S. Border Patrol officers were recently stationed full-time in Juneau. As an official port of entry, Juneau has had a full-time U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer for many years.

For the first time in Alaska history, the state’s supreme court is majority female. It’s also being led, for just the second time, by a woman.