JUNEAU — The Alaska State Capitol will soon have an airport-style security checkpoint, screening all visitors to the building. The policy change was ordered on Monday by the Legislative Council, a ...

“Alaska’s greatest resources aren’t just buried in the ground,” said protestor Atagan Hood.

Cruise ship passengers in Alaska’s capital city, visitors to the Alaska State Capitol and residents could be greeted by officials in hazmat suits next week as the city hosts a large-scale military ...

Visitors to the state Capitol in Juneau will have to go through a metal detector under a policy adopted on Monday. The Capitol visitor screening policy was approved in a 9-4 vote by the Legislative ...

Visitors to the Alaska State Capitol will soon have to go through a metal detector and have their belongings screened in an X-ray machine after lawmakers approved a new screening policy in a 9-4 vote ...

More than 20 high school student protesters entered the Alaska State Capitol early Friday afternoon, asking a security guard in the entrance lobby where the stairs leading to the governor’s office on ...

The Alaska and American flags fly in front of the Alaska State Capitol on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon) The day before the Alaska Senate was scheduled to vote on the ...

Dec. 13—The Alaska State Capitol won't have an airport-style security checkpoint, for now, after legislators tabled the contentious plans Thursday. The Legislative Council — a committee that ...

Most state legislators have left Juneau and aren’t scheduled to meet again until Aug. 19 due to differences over the agenda The legislators have left, but the special session of the Alaska State ...

Tessa Hulls’ book, “Feeding Ghosts,” is seen on display Monday, May 5, 2025, at the Alaska Robotics store in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon) Hulls’ book talks about a century of ...

The legislators have left, but the special session of the Alaska State Legislature will continue through at least Aug. 19 as House and Senate majority leaders seek to prevent Gov. Mike Dunleavy from ...