Juneau currently charges 5% in local sales taxes. That’s made up of both permanent and temporary taxes. They help pay for general government costs, voter-approved projects and community interests. If voters pass Proposition 3, shoppers would instead pay a 7.5% tax from April through September and a 3% tax from October through March.

Republicans on a committee advising the U.S. Civil Rights Commission say Alaska’s voting system disenfranchises voters.

Juneau voters will decide in this year's municipal election whether the city should implement a new seasonal sales tax system.

This year’s Permanent Fund dividend will be $1,000, an amount set by the Alaska Legislature in House Bill 53, the state’s annual operating budget bill, earlier this year. Ordinarily, lawmakers allocate an amount of money for the dividend, which makes individual payments dependent upon the number of recipients.

Former Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson has filed Alaska Public Offices Commission paperwork to seek office in 2026. The paperwork does not say which office he is running for, but follows a string of public officials resigning from their positions to announce bids.