Clarise Larson

1 week ago | ktoo.org | Clarise Larson

Businesses do not like uncertainty. But many in Southeast Alaska say that’s exactly what they’re facing amid recent actions by the federal government. That’s driving down local business owners’ optimism about their economic prospects. The news comes in a report released Tuesday by the Southeast Alaska Business Climate Survey. It included insight from more than 400 business leaders from throughout the region.

1 week ago | ktoo.org | Clarise Larson

State officials took another step towards building a new ferry terminal at the end of the road in Juneau. They say it could shave more than an hour off the trip from the capital city to the road system in Haines. Last week, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities put out a request for proposals for a contractor to design and build the first phase of the project beginning this summer.

1 week ago | alaskapublic.org | Clarise Larson

Juneau voters may be asked whether to implement a new seasonal sales tax system next year to take advantage of the roughly 1.7 million summer cruise ship tourism visitors that come to town annually. The proposal would raise sales taxes in the summer months and lower them in the winter. Some Assembly members say the change would allow residents to exempt food and utilities from local taxes while keeping the city’s overall sales tax revenue mostly intact.

2 weeks ago | ktoo.org | Clarise Larson

https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/23seasonaltax.wavJuneau voters may be asked whether to implement a new seasonal sales tax system next year to take advantage of the roughly 1.7 million summer cruise ship tourism visitors that come to town annually. The proposal would raise sales taxes in the summer months and lower them in the winter.

2 weeks ago | ktoo.org | Clarise Larson

https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/22millrate.wavProperty taxes could go up for most Juneau residents. That’s if the Juneau Assembly moves forward with a plan to increase the rate it uses to calculate them in the next fiscal year. That’s as the city’s budgeting season is wrapping up. Over the last few months, Assembly members have been deliberating how the city should best use the money it takes in from its residents.