1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (86+ words) Chilkat Valley News Haines voters will decide in October whether to add a 2% sales tax to alcoholic beverages. While the increase isn’t large, it brings up the issue of sin taxes, responsible spending and how to best fund a borough....

4+ day, 16+ min ago   (60+ words) Chilkat Valley News Some community members are accusing organizers of a local election forum of hiding political bias; others say the forum is a good-faith effort at political dialogue. Organizing Wednesday’s forum was Citizens for Haines, an independent expenditure group…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (88+ words) chilkatvalleynews.com Here we go again, another local election cycle, and once again we are watching a coordinated effort to promote a candidate who has lived in Haines for less time than the three-year term they are seeking. The concern…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (89+ words) Haines Borough voters should vote no on Initiative 2, which would reduce the senior property tax exemption. Our seniors spent decades working, raising families, building businesses, volunteering and contributing to the Haines community. Many now live on fixed incomes while facing…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (88+ words) Story and Kreitzer flagged in Department of Law’s review of campaign filings chilkatvalleynews.com It’s OK to put Treg Taylor back in the governor’s race despite a finding he violated state campaign law because the vast majority of candidates in…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1434+ words) The improbable rise of a long-shot Democratic candidate now has the party positioned to capture the Alaska governor’s mansion for the first time in more than two decades, veteran political observers from across the ideological spectrum said this week. Jonathan…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (61+ words) Chilkat Valley News The full slate of candidates for the October municipal elections is now set, with a total of 20 residents running for seats on the assembly, planning commission, school board, and for mayor. Three citizen’s petitions are also headed…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (281+ words) Our next borough election is set to take place on Oct. 6. That means it’s crunch time here at the Chilkat Valley News as we work to get you the information you need to know to cast an informed vote. That…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (103+ words) Chilkat Valley News Juneau hasn’t been represented by a Republican legislator since 2017. Annette Kreitzer says it’s time for that to change, given the range of economic and other challenges the region is facing during the coming years. Kreitzer, a former…...