That major restoration effort, however, allows the Senate to survive the harsh elements of Southeast Alaska’s weather and carry on the image of Juneau’s lively history. Juneau was founded in ...

When Alaska became a state in 1959, the building became the state Capitol. In the years that followed, the post office and other federal offices moved to the newly constructed Juneau Federal Building.

The Assembly Building is seen on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022 in Juneau. The Alaska Legislature is planning to convert the building into legislative apartments.

But Juneau wasn’t the state capital yet because Alaska wasn’t a state yet; it was a territory. The Capitol building was built ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska legislative leaders are pursuing the idea of converting a building near the Capitol into 33 apartments that could be used for lawmakers and staff during sessions ...

Apr. 13—JUNEAU — The Alaska Senate advanced the $3.9 billion capital budget, which has an emphasis on school maintenance and housing, to the House on Friday. The capital budget is used to fund ...

A House-Senate committee of the Alaska Legislature has approved spending $6.6 million to renovate a downtown Juneau office building into 33 apartments for legislators and staff.

The joint House-Senate Legislative Council has agreed to spend almost $9 million turning the building into 33 apartments. Alaska Legislature’s new apartment building is on budget and on schedule ...

Clarification: A story in Saturday’s Web edition of the Empire stated that AWARE of Juneau supports Senate Bill 91, criminal sentencing reform. AWARE ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Senate passed legislation Friday to formally recognize tribes in Alaska, which supporters say is an overdue step that would create opportunities for the state ...